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Metrobomb

2025-04-22T04:12:57Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: /* Zone story pages */ He has a full name y'know. :)

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:''Metrobomb is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Metrobomb.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Car bomb. That's almost as bad as "[[Blast Off (G1)#Foreign names|Exploder]]".]]

'''Metrobomb''' (メトロボム ''Metorobomu'') is a Micromaster and member of the [[Metrosquad]]. He takes pride in how intelligent he is, though whether he's as smart as he claims is anybody's guess.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Zone'' story pages====
[[Image:ZoneMetrobomb1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|I'll be disappointed if he doesn't act like Salacious B. Crumb.]]
Following his activation on [[Saturn]]'s moon, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Metrotitan formed the Metrosquad. Their first mission was to attack the [[Autobot]] Lunar Zone Base commanded by [[Rabbicrater]] and destroy it completely. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

As Metrotitan destroyed [[Galaxy Shuttle]], the Metrosquad kept [[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]] busy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 8}}

Eventually, Metrotitan and the Metrosquad were defeated by the arrival of [[Roadfire]] and his fearsome "Fire Kick". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 9}}

====''Legends'' comic====
When the Metrosquad acquired [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]'s [[personality component]], Metrobomb decided against making a new body for it, finding it easier to modify the component ''itself'' into a tiny Transformer. He then reassured the restored Full-Tilt that he would someday be able to rebuild [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] again. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

Metrobomb and the Metrosquad joined Metrotitan in attacking [[Micro|Zone]] again under the command of [[Violengiguar]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

====Metrowars====
Metrobomb was part of a Decepticon assault on [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]. They were forced to retreat when the [[Autobot]]s showed off the power of a reborn [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

Metrobomb later staged an attempt to steal data on Metroplex's new form so that Metrotitan could be rebuilt into a similar body, but victory was snatched away from him at the last possible moment; just as he was making his escape, a manipulator arm from Metroplex caught his getaway vehicle and used an energy surge to fry the stolen data. {{storylink|Metrowars 2}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File: Metrobomb Kreon.JPG|thumb]]

When the "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metrotitan]]" form of the newly repainted Decepticon City was revealed, Metrobomb was standing on his shoulder. {{Storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
A Decepticon-turned-[[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]], Metrobomb was one of the many Micromasters POWs imprisoned in [[Protihex]] by the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]]. The Micromasters were forced to fight one another to entertain the Resistance troops, and Metrobomb was killed by [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] early on in his first match. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Zone}}
[[Image:Zone-toy Metrobomb.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Metrotitan''' ([[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-340'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: A [[redeco]] of [[Skystalker (G1)#Generation 1|Skystalker]], Metrobomb transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Porsche 959 sports car]]. He was only available as a pack-in with Metrotitan.

: This mold was also used to make [[Rabbicrater]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Destron/Metrobomb/metrobomb.htm More information on Metrobomb at TFU.info]''

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Conjunx Endura

2025-04-01T04:02:59Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: another fix attempt

[[File:TheGloaming-iloveyou.jpg|thumb|300px|Also, when are you going to take out the trash?]]
A '''Conjunx Endura''' is a [[Transformer]]'s significant other, an individual that they deeply [[Transformer romance|love]]. In [[human]] terms, Conjunx Endurae<ref>Official plural form used by Sentinel Prime in [[Last Light (issue)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #57]]; in ''real'' Latin, it would be "Conjuges."</ref> are the equivalent of spouses; for example, when the life of a Transformer is threatened to the point of unconsciousness, it falls upon their Conjunx Endura to make medical decisions on their behalf.<ref>"[[Before & After]]"</ref> Traditionally, a Transformer chooses a prospective partner through the ritual known as the '''Conjunx Ritus''', four acts of affection and mutual kindness which cement the bond between the two individuals:
* '''Act of Intimacy''', such as holding hands
* '''Act of Disclosure''', confessing the other something secret
* '''Act of Profference''', giving the other a gift
* '''Act of Devotion''', performing a spectacular demonstration of one's love.<ref>"[[The Lopsided Triangle]]"</ref>

A bonded pair may be referred to as '''Junxies''' as an affectionate nickname.<ref>"[[Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet]]"</ref>

Some Transformers think close relationships like these are embarrassing. Bluntly asking a stranger about their Conjunx is considered a bit gauche.<ref>"[[slaughterhouse]]"</ref>

{{bigquote|I've always been terrified that you'd die before I did, because you and me apart strikes me as intensely wrong.|Part of [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s final message to [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his Conjunx Endura]]|"[[The Gloaming]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===

Back in [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime's]] day, the concept of Conjunx Endurae was known as "Sparkmates". {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Few Transformers have more than one Conjunx Endura in their lifespan, and many don't even have one. [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] was an exception, having had at least four. This may be a unique case as every time one of his Conjunx Endurae died, Chromedome used his abilities as a [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] to remove all his memories of [[Scattergun]], [[Mach (G1)|Mach]] and [[Pivot]] in turn, making it as if they had never existed in order to spare himself the pain. Each time [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] objected and each time Chromedome appeared to agree to hold off, before performing the procedure the moment Brainstorm left the room. This had the side effect of leading Chromedome to believe he was "born dry," the only person in history born without [[innermost energon]]. In fact, he had taken part in the ceremony of leaving a vial of innermost energon next to a friend or loved one so often, he literally had nothing left to give. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

When [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] died, {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Chromedome planned to remove the memory again, over Brainstorm's by-then ritualistic objections, but a final message from Rewind convinced him not to go through with it. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Before the war, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] would needle [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] by saying his brother's friend [[Horri-Bull]] was his Conjunx. Needlenose denied it at the time, but millions of years later, he'd angrily tell Tracks that Horri-Bull was the only one he'd ever loved. It is unknown if Horri-Bull returned his feelings. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

[[File:ChooseMe-engagement.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

The tradition survived on some of the [[Cybertronian colonies]], such as in the societies of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} and [[Velocitron]]. [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]'s Conjunx Endura is [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], an atypically slow Velocitronian. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} The [[Torchbearer]]s [[Dust Up]] and [[Jumpstream]] are Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] are portrayed in a romantic relationship but it is unknown if the inhabitants of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] would refer to this bond as a Conjunx Endura. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} The [[Vigilem|Carcerians]] [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] were also in a romantic relationship but never used the term. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} The Camien [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] formed a bond of affection with the [[Firecon]] [[Sparkstalker]], leading the latter to ask her to become his Conjunx Endura, which she agreed to. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

[[Getaway]] described a preliminary set of rituals that would lead to becoming Conjunx Endurae, called the Conjunx Ritus, and revealed he had been secretly walking Tailgate through the rituals: The "Act of Intimacy" was their holding hands as he taught him chirolinguistics; the "Act of Disclosure" was his tale of his birth; the "Act of Profference" was the giving of the needles as a gift; and now all he needs is for Tailgate to carry out the "Act of Devotion" by performing a spectacular demonstration of his love... Later on Tailgate realized that when he was on his deathbed, Tailgate and Cyclonus unknowingly performed the Four Acts themselves—Tailgate held Cyclonus's hand, confessed his fear of death, and gave him the gift of a replacement horn, while Cyclonus proved his devotion by sharing the energy of his spark to save Tailgate's life. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] noted that [[Anode]] had made [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] "collapse in front of his Conjunx Endura." Drift was with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] at the time, but awoke in the arms of [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie}} In the centuries following the end of the ''[[Lost Light]]''{{'}}s adventures, Ratchet and Drift became official Conjux Endurae. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

Lug and Anode themselves were Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The songwriter [[Feedback]] of the [[Rock Bot (G1)|Rock Bots]] had three sequential Conjunx Endura relationships since achieving interstellar stardom. His [[syk]]-addiction may have something to do with the rapid spousal turnover. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/28}} [[Vector Prime]] and [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]] became Conjunx Endurae on their voyage to Nebulos. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/02/14}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The [[Cyberdroid]]s [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] and [[Kari]] were Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] and [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] had developed a close bond during their adventures on [[Metascan Omega]], leading acting-captain [[Magmatron]] to wonder if he would have to perform a Conjunx Ritus in the near future. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

==Notes==
*[[James Roberts]] found that both IDW and Hasbro were "supportive and indeed encouraging" about having Chromedome and Rewind as an explicit couple.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310055612/http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref>
*"Conjunx" is Latin for "spouse".
*An alternate term for essentially the same concept, "'''lifebond partner'''", was given with the [[Cyber Key Codes]]-unlocked bonus content for ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]].
*Sometimes also spelled "conjux".<ref>https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/c/ce/Conjux_alt_spelling.jpeg</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Conjunx Endura''' (コンジャンクス・エンデュラ ''Konjankusu Endyura'')

==See also==
*[[Amica Endura]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformer culture]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]

Conjunx Endura

2025-04-01T03:59:28Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: fixing reference link(?)

[[File:TheGloaming-iloveyou.jpg|thumb|300px|Also, when are you going to take out the trash?]]
A '''Conjunx Endura''' is a [[Transformer]]'s significant other, an individual that they deeply [[Transformer romance|love]]. In [[human]] terms, Conjunx Endurae<ref>Official plural form used by Sentinel Prime in [[Last Light (issue)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #57]]; in ''real'' Latin, it would be "Conjuges."</ref> are the equivalent of spouses; for example, when the life of a Transformer is threatened to the point of unconsciousness, it falls upon their Conjunx Endura to make medical decisions on their behalf.<ref>"[[Before & After]]"</ref> Traditionally, a Transformer chooses a prospective partner through the ritual known as the '''Conjunx Ritus''', four acts of affection and mutual kindness which cement the bond between the two individuals:
* '''Act of Intimacy''', such as holding hands
* '''Act of Disclosure''', confessing the other something secret
* '''Act of Profference''', giving the other a gift
* '''Act of Devotion''', performing a spectacular demonstration of one's love.<ref>"[[The Lopsided Triangle]]"</ref>

A bonded pair may be referred to as '''Junxies''' as an affectionate nickname.<ref>"[[Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet]]"</ref>

Some Transformers think close relationships like these are embarrassing. Bluntly asking a stranger about their Conjunx is considered a bit gauche.<ref>"[[slaughterhouse]]"</ref>

{{bigquote|I've always been terrified that you'd die before I did, because you and me apart strikes me as intensely wrong.|Part of [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s final message to [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his Conjunx Endura]]|"[[The Gloaming]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===

Back in [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime's]] day, the concept of Conjunx Endurae was known as "Sparkmates". {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Few Transformers have more than one Conjunx Endura in their lifespan, and many don't even have one. [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] was an exception, having had at least four. This may be a unique case as every time one of his Conjunx Endurae died, Chromedome used his abilities as a [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] to remove all his memories of [[Scattergun]], [[Mach (G1)|Mach]] and [[Pivot]] in turn, making it as if they had never existed in order to spare himself the pain. Each time [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] objected and each time Chromedome appeared to agree to hold off, before performing the procedure the moment Brainstorm left the room. This had the side effect of leading Chromedome to believe he was "born dry," the only person in history born without [[innermost energon]]. In fact, he had taken part in the ceremony of leaving a vial of innermost energon next to a friend or loved one so often, he literally had nothing left to give. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

When [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] died, {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Chromedome planned to remove the memory again, over Brainstorm's by-then ritualistic objections, but a final message from Rewind convinced him not to go through with it. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Before the war, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] would needle [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] by saying his brother's friend [[Horri-Bull]] was his Conjunx. Needlenose denied it at the time, but millions of years later, he'd angrily tell Tracks that Horri-Bull was the only one he'd ever loved. It is unknown if Horri-Bull returned his feelings. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

[[File:ChooseMe-engagement.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

The tradition survived on some of the [[Cybertronian colonies]], such as in the societies of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} and [[Velocitron]]. [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]'s Conjunx Endura is [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], an atypically slow Velocitronian. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} The [[Torchbearer]]s [[Dust Up]] and [[Jumpstream]] are Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] are portrayed in a romantic relationship but it is unknown if the inhabitants of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] would refer to this bond as a Conjunx Endura. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} The [[Vigilem|Carcerians]] [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] were also in a romantic relationship but never used the term. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} The Camien [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] formed a bond of affection with the [[Firecon]] [[Sparkstalker]], leading the latter to ask her to become his Conjunx Endura, which she agreed to. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

[[Getaway]] described a preliminary set of rituals that would lead to becoming Conjunx Endurae, called the Conjunx Ritus, and revealed he had been secretly walking Tailgate through the rituals: The "Act of Intimacy" was their holding hands as he taught him chirolinguistics; the "Act of Disclosure" was his tale of his birth; the "Act of Profference" was the giving of the needles as a gift; and now all he needs is for Tailgate to carry out the "Act of Devotion" by performing a spectacular demonstration of his love... Later on Tailgate realized that when he was on his deathbed, Tailgate and Cyclonus unknowingly performed the Four Acts themselves—Tailgate held Cyclonus's hand, confessed his fear of death, and gave him the gift of a replacement horn, while Cyclonus proved his devotion by sharing the energy of his spark to save Tailgate's life. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] noted that [[Anode]] had made [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] "collapse in front of his Conjunx Endura." Drift was with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] at the time, but awoke in the arms of [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie}} In the centuries following the end of the ''[[Lost Light]]''{{'}}s adventures, Ratchet and Drift became official Conjux Endurae. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

Lug and Anode themselves were Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The songwriter [[Feedback]] of the [[Rock Bot (G1)|Rock Bots]] had three sequential Conjunx Endura relationships since achieving interstellar stardom. His [[syk]]-addiction may have something to do with the rapid spousal turnover. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/28}} [[Vector Prime]] and [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]] became Conjunx Endurae on their voyage to Nebulos. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/02/14}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The [[Cyberdroid]]s [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] and [[Kari]] were Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] and [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] had developed a close bond during their adventures on [[Metascan Omega]], leading acting-captain [[Magmatron]] to wonder if he would have to perform a Conjunx Ritus in the near future. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

==Notes==
*[[James Roberts]] found that both IDW and Hasbro were "supportive and indeed encouraging" about having Chromedome and Rewind as an explicit couple.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310055612/http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref>
*"Conjunx" is Latin for "spouse".
*An alternate term for essentially the same concept, "'''lifebond partner'''", was given with the [[Cyber Key Codes]]-unlocked bonus content for ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]].
*Sometimes also spelled "conjux".<ref>[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Conjux_alt_spelling.jpeg]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Conjunx Endura''' (コンジャンクス・エンデュラ ''Konjankusu Endyura'')

==See also==
*[[Amica Endura]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformer culture]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]

Conjunx Endura

2025-04-01T03:58:25Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips:

[[File:TheGloaming-iloveyou.jpg|thumb|300px|Also, when are you going to take out the trash?]]
A '''Conjunx Endura''' is a [[Transformer]]'s significant other, an individual that they deeply [[Transformer romance|love]]. In [[human]] terms, Conjunx Endurae<ref>Official plural form used by Sentinel Prime in [[Last Light (issue)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #57]]; in ''real'' Latin, it would be "Conjuges."</ref> are the equivalent of spouses; for example, when the life of a Transformer is threatened to the point of unconsciousness, it falls upon their Conjunx Endura to make medical decisions on their behalf.<ref>"[[Before & After]]"</ref> Traditionally, a Transformer chooses a prospective partner through the ritual known as the '''Conjunx Ritus''', four acts of affection and mutual kindness which cement the bond between the two individuals:
* '''Act of Intimacy''', such as holding hands
* '''Act of Disclosure''', confessing the other something secret
* '''Act of Profference''', giving the other a gift
* '''Act of Devotion''', performing a spectacular demonstration of one's love.<ref>"[[The Lopsided Triangle]]"</ref>

A bonded pair may be referred to as '''Junxies''' as an affectionate nickname.<ref>"[[Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet]]"</ref>

Some Transformers think close relationships like these are embarrassing. Bluntly asking a stranger about their Conjunx is considered a bit gauche.<ref>"[[slaughterhouse]]"</ref>

{{bigquote|I've always been terrified that you'd die before I did, because you and me apart strikes me as intensely wrong.|Part of [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s final message to [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his Conjunx Endura]]|"[[The Gloaming]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===

Back in [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime's]] day, the concept of Conjunx Endurae was known as "Sparkmates". {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Few Transformers have more than one Conjunx Endura in their lifespan, and many don't even have one. [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] was an exception, having had at least four. This may be a unique case as every time one of his Conjunx Endurae died, Chromedome used his abilities as a [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] to remove all his memories of [[Scattergun]], [[Mach (G1)|Mach]] and [[Pivot]] in turn, making it as if they had never existed in order to spare himself the pain. Each time [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] objected and each time Chromedome appeared to agree to hold off, before performing the procedure the moment Brainstorm left the room. This had the side effect of leading Chromedome to believe he was "born dry," the only person in history born without [[innermost energon]]. In fact, he had taken part in the ceremony of leaving a vial of innermost energon next to a friend or loved one so often, he literally had nothing left to give. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

When [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] died, {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Chromedome planned to remove the memory again, over Brainstorm's by-then ritualistic objections, but a final message from Rewind convinced him not to go through with it. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

Before the war, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] would needle [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] by saying his brother's friend [[Horri-Bull]] was his Conjunx. Needlenose denied it at the time, but millions of years later, he'd angrily tell Tracks that Horri-Bull was the only one he'd ever loved. It is unknown if Horri-Bull returned his feelings. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

[[File:ChooseMe-engagement.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

The tradition survived on some of the [[Cybertronian colonies]], such as in the societies of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} and [[Velocitron]]. [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]'s Conjunx Endura is [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], an atypically slow Velocitronian. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} The [[Torchbearer]]s [[Dust Up]] and [[Jumpstream]] are Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] are portrayed in a romantic relationship but it is unknown if the inhabitants of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] would refer to this bond as a Conjunx Endura. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} The [[Vigilem|Carcerians]] [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] were also in a romantic relationship but never used the term. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} The Camien [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] formed a bond of affection with the [[Firecon]] [[Sparkstalker]], leading the latter to ask her to become his Conjunx Endura, which she agreed to. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

[[Getaway]] described a preliminary set of rituals that would lead to becoming Conjunx Endurae, called the Conjunx Ritus, and revealed he had been secretly walking Tailgate through the rituals: The "Act of Intimacy" was their holding hands as he taught him chirolinguistics; the "Act of Disclosure" was his tale of his birth; the "Act of Profference" was the giving of the needles as a gift; and now all he needs is for Tailgate to carry out the "Act of Devotion" by performing a spectacular demonstration of his love... Later on Tailgate realized that when he was on his deathbed, Tailgate and Cyclonus unknowingly performed the Four Acts themselves—Tailgate held Cyclonus's hand, confessed his fear of death, and gave him the gift of a replacement horn, while Cyclonus proved his devotion by sharing the energy of his spark to save Tailgate's life. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] noted that [[Anode]] had made [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] "collapse in front of his Conjunx Endura." Drift was with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] at the time, but awoke in the arms of [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie}} In the centuries following the end of the ''[[Lost Light]]''{{'}}s adventures, Ratchet and Drift became official Conjux Endurae. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

Lug and Anode themselves were Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
The songwriter [[Feedback]] of the [[Rock Bot (G1)|Rock Bots]] had three sequential Conjunx Endura relationships since achieving interstellar stardom. His [[syk]]-addiction may have something to do with the rapid spousal turnover. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/28}} [[Vector Prime]] and [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]] became Conjunx Endurae on their voyage to Nebulos. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/02/14}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The [[Cyberdroid]]s [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] and [[Kari]] were Conjunx Endurae. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] and [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] had developed a close bond during their adventures on [[Metascan Omega]], leading acting-captain [[Magmatron]] to wonder if he would have to perform a Conjunx Ritus in the near future. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

==Notes==
*[[James Roberts]] found that both IDW and Hasbro were "supportive and indeed encouraging" about having Chromedome and Rewind as an explicit couple.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310055612/http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref>
*"Conjunx" is Latin for "spouse".
*An alternate term for essentially the same concept, "'''lifebond partner'''", was given with the [[Cyber Key Codes]]-unlocked bonus content for ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]].
*Sometimes also spelled "conjux".<ref>[File:Conjux alt spelling.jpeg]

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Conjunx Endura''' (コンジャンクス・エンデュラ ''Konjankusu Endyura'')

==See also==
*[[Amica Endura]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformer culture]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformer culture]]

Scrapper (G1)/toys

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Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: /* Vintage G1 */

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[[File:Scrapper G1 boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
'''Scrapper''' is the Decepticon front loader.

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Scrapper toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Instructions for robot mode: Stand up, flip out legs, tilt back scoop. [[GEEWUN]] FOREVER!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scrapper''' (Constructicon, [[1985]] / [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''3'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''32'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Laser pistol]]", "Super Wing"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the second year of Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (first year in European markets), Scrapper is a [[redeco]] of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] [[Pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Construction Vehicle Robot No. 3 Shovel-dozer", transforming into a bright green wheeled payloader with some resemblance to a Caterpillar CAT 966C. His canopy is removable, but this appears to mainly be a [[for safety reasons|breakage prevention]] deal. He can change to "Attack Payloader" mode by attaching the "Super Wing" (Devastator's chest piece) onto the rear of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. Scrapper can also combine with the other Constructicons to form [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Toys|Devastator]], forming the gestalt's right leg.

: On the European continent, Scrapper was initially released individually alongside the other Constructicons by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) in 1985.<ref name="mbredtr">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous/mb_template.html "Milton Bradley and the red TF Tracks"] at TF-1.com.</ref><ref name="mbcollection">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/transformers/mb-transformers-collection/ "MB Transformers Collection"] at 20th Century Toy Collector.</ref> In 1986, Scrapper and the other Constructicons were re-released in Europe, albeit this time in "Hasbro"-branded packaging (but manufactured by [[Joustra]]). The main difference with all other releases thus far was that the Constructicons' main color was now ''yellow'' instead of green.<ref name="frenchcon">[http://tfsource.com/blog/french-connection/ "French Connection"] at the TF Source blog.</ref><ref name="europestrange">[http://tfsource.com/blog/europes-strangest-attractions/ "Europe's Strangest Attractions"] at the TF Scource blog.</ref><ref name="frenchconst">[http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vjap6.html "French TFs: G1 Yellow Constructicons"] at Fred's Workshop.</ref> These are ''not'' to be confused with the later, ''non''-combining yellow European Constructicons, nor with the yellow ''Generation 2'' Constructicons (see below for both).

: For the [[GiG]] Italian release of ''Transformers'', "Ringhio" and the other "Escavators" were sold in boxes very similar to the Takara packaging instead of on Hasbro-style cards. The boxes even sported the Takara ID numbers from "31" to "36", and omitted the "Hasbro" logo on the packaging in favor of a "Takara" logo.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Scrapper/scrapper.htm More information on Generation 1 Scrapper at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Devastator-1985Giftset.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Devastator''' (Giftset, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''37'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser pistol", "Super Wing"

: Scrapper was also available as part of the Devastator gift set that was available in several markets, including the United States and Japan. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

: The gift set was also released by GiG in Italy, and it would be reissued a handful of years later by [[Greece|Greek]] company [[El Greco]] in 1991. Rumors are that an MB-branded Devastator giftset was also released in continental Europe, but thus far no packaged sample has surfaced.<ref name="mbcollection"/>

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[[File:G1 Yellow Scrapper toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Constructicons''' (Constructicon, [[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser pistol"

: Another yellow European exclusive version of Scrapper, in colors very similar to the previous yellow European release, was sold in the penultimate year of the original toyline. The removable canopy is now cast in gray plastic instead of yellow. Just like the other Constructicons in this set, he came with no Devastator parts.

: While all six of these Constructicons share the same blister cards (with the key art being of Scrapper and smaller illustrations of the other five Constructicons showing up next to him), there is a small variant in how they're packaged: whereas some versions came with the vehicle modes placed sideways relative to the blister card, others came with the vehicle wheels / threads oriented towards the blister card, thus showing up as if presented from a top-down view. The blister bubbles are different across the two styles of packaging to accommodate this change.

: This toy was also not officially named, as he came on the aforementioned standardized card also used by the other five Constructicons.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Scrapper.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Scrapper''' (Constructicon, [[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''3'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser pistol", "Super Wing"

: Part of the very first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' product released just in time for the 1992 holiday season, all six Constructicons were [[redeco]]ed, once again in primarily yellow and purple. However, these releases have some notable differences from the prior European-market yellow versions, the most blatantly obvious being the addition of a ''Generation 2''-style Decepticon [[insignia|logo]] and "DECEPTICON" [[tampograph]] on each (in this case, on the underside of Scrapper's shovel). The purple plastic is also brighter in tone, and there are no gray-plastic parts. Most importantly, their ability to combine into [[Devastator (G1)#Generation 2|Devastator]] has been restored, though the only effect this has on Scrapper is he once again comes with his "Super Wing" Devastator chestplate.

: A later and seemingly less common run in 1993 changed the yellow plastics to rich orange. It was [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#KBG2Devastator|long rumored]] that this release was a [[KB Toys]] exclusive, but that has since been debunked; KB just ended up with the lion's share of what was a simple late-run [[Variant|running change]] to the normal retail release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Scrapper/scrapper.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Scrapper at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Scrapperclassics.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His bio says he's a "quiet psycho". Charming!]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Wal-Mart exclusive, [[2007]])
**''Accessories:'' Claw weapon thing, [[energon star]]

:"Decepticon Scrapper" is one of the five toys included in this [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] giftset. He's a grey and black [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]], transforming into a wheeled front-end loader green and purple trim. He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left leg of Constructicon Devastator. He is equipped with two translucent purple accessories; a rake-like weapon and a "super energon" Decepticon-style [[energon star]].

: This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] from the same giftset.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsScrapper/scrapper.htm More information on ''Classics'' Scrapper at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
*'''Devastor''' ([[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''20'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol, Super Wing

:Scrapper was reissued in a giftset with his Constructicon teammates as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. Apparently cast from a newly created mold, given the presence of a Tomy copyright stamp rather than the original Hasbro/Takara one, Scrapper sports a few minor differences from the original figure, including squared off fist-holes, and solid knees where the original toy featured small holes.
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*'''Devastor (Anime Color Ver.)''' ([[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''20A'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser pistol, Super Wing

:Scrapper was ''again'' reissued in a giftset in 2013 as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, this time in a more 'anime accurate' color scheme. In addition to the mold changes of the 2011 version, Scrapper is also a slightly different color and features more cartoon-accurate paint applications on his optics.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:KREO Scrapper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Teams up with construction vehicles, not {{w|Leroy Carr|Carrs}}.]]

*'''Destruction Site Devastator''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''36914'''
**''Pieces'': '''560'''

:One of the four "sub-models" in the Devastator set, Scrapper can be built as either a front-end loader with an articulated rear lifting claw or a robot with a, uh, hand. His parts can also be used with [[Drill Bit (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Drill Bit]], [[Hightower (ROTF)#Kre-O|Hightower]] and [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scavenger]] to build the super robot Devastator.

*'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)
**''Pieces'': '''781'''

:The [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive version of the Devastator set has a Scrapper indistinguishable from the normal version.
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[[Image:KreO MicroChanger Scrapper.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2224'''
**''Pieces'': '''76'''
**''Accessories'': Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:One of the components of the Devastator [[Micro-Changer]] combiner, Scrapper is a [[Kreon]] that uses extra parts to transform from a minifigure into what may very well be a front-end loader. He also forms part of the super robot Devastator.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OScrapper/scrapper.htm More information on Micro-Changer Scrapper at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarsScrapper.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I've been gone for 4 years and I get replaced [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|by]] [[Scoop (G1)|WHO?!]]]]
*'''Devastator''' (gift set, [[2015]])
**''Accessories'': Missile launchers/hands, two-piece gun, chest plate/gun, 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Constructicon Scrapper is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms into a front-end loader as well as Titan Class Devastator's right leg. He's packaged with the other Constructicons in a massive box. This Devastator currently holds the record of being the tallest combiner toy released to date.

:Unmentioned in the instructions, the two swords/wing pieces can mount on the back of his vehicle mode to form the "Attack Payloader" mode that the original toy had. The overall proportions of his front loader mode are somewhat similar to ''Generations'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generations|Scoop]]'s.

:Although a rare occurrence for a toy of his size, Scrapper lacks elbow joints. This was claimed to be done to maintain Devastator's structural stability since, as with the G1 toy, Scrapper's arms form the back segments of Devastator's right foot. Unfortunately, his bucket is locked in by a single tab that leaves the giant unable to stand easily if broken.

:As a part of a promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the Constructicons was given out when purchasing the set. As such, Scrapper was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWScrapper/scrapper.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Scrapper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-SDCC-Devastator-Scrapper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Devastator''' (gift set, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Missile launchers/hands, two-piece gun, chest plate/gun, 2 swords

:A redeco of the above Scrapper figure also available as part of a gift set, featuring extensive [[paint operation]]s and [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] purple parts. The packaging of this set is designed to evoke both Bonecrusher's shovel and Devastator's head, and its interior is designed to resemble the title image of Devastator on his wiki page.

:In the U.S., this set (also referred to as "Devastator Special Edition" in a Hasbro press release) was exclusive to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCScrapper/scrapper.htm More information on SDCC ''Combiner Wars'' Scrapper at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-Scrapper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can [[TakaraTomy]] fix him? Yes they can!]]
*'''Devastor''' (giftset, [[December 12]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-04'''
**''English name:'' '''Devastator'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launchers/hands, two-piece gun, chest plate/gun, 2 swords, 6 rifles
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Takara's Scrapper, included in the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Devastor set, has some deco changes to better match the G1 cartoon, most notably painted rims and a much darker face. He now includes his classic handgun. Most significantly, this version of the figure was [[retool]]ed to have functioning elbows; they lock (very tightly) in place when used for his leg mode. Less significantly, this version's hands and wrist-joints have been modified such that when flipped out in leg mode, the hands become flat, stable additional supports.

:For some inexplicable reason, the Decepticon insignia on his front scoop is a factory-applied [[sticker]] instead of a [[tampograph]]. It is the only sticker in the entire set.
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:TF-Vintage-G1-Devastator-Set-Scrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A level of failure reserved for the gods...of failure.]]
*'''Devastator''' (Walmart exclusive reissue, [[2018]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''3'''
**''Accessories:'' Robot head, head laser, 2 forearms/launchers, 2 fists, 2 drills, "super wing" chest plate, "missile mount" hip connector, "wing" pelvis armor, "magna laser"/"solar energy rifle", individual robot guns, Mixmaster's 2 missiles

:The original Devastator toy was once again available, this time in the [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' series. All of the toys inside were cast in a slightly yellower shade of bright green than prior releases, and were given a new style of [[rubsign]] used on all of the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective.

:Each individual toy in the set has a number of smaller differences from previous versions as well. In Scrapper's case, he features a darker canopy cover.

:His robot mode stock photo is mistransformed: His legs are not folded out properly, and his head is only extended halfway.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-TFTM-Voyager-Scrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh thank Primus, I have functioning elbows again!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Constructicon Scrapper''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*'''1 of 5: [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Devastator]]'''
:*''Accessories'': pistol, twin cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfy3IcQd3g4 The Hasbro ''Transformers'' Panel] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] with [[Mario Carreiro]], [[John Warden]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Nate Purswell]], recorded at the "Memo's Collection" YouTube channel.</ref>

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Constructicon Scrapper transforms into a front-end loader in 17 steps. Naturally, he forms the right leg of ''Transformers: The Movie'' Devastator. Scrapper is the height of a larger Deluxe Class toy, but was upgraded to Voyager Class to allow a ratcheted ankle joint for the combiner. In addition to his laser pistol, Scrapper comes with a pair of purple cannons that can be wielded on their own or connect together to form Devastator's [[solar energy beam rifle]]. All three accessories can store atop his vehicle mode. Befitting his position as the Constructicons' leader, he is designated as number 1 of the 5 Constructicon sets.

:The wings of Devastator's breastplate, included with [[Hook (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Hook]] and [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Long Haul]], can also be attached to Scrapper's vehicle mode as they could on the [[#The Transformers|original toy]].

:Devastator was announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San-Diego Comic-Con 2024]], with Scrapper and [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Bonecrusher]] being fully revealed at the year's Hasbro Pulse 1027 Event.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
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*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1985)

:In Japan, a purple rubber mini-figure of Scrapper was available in part of a [[Decoy|massive multi-pack of similar mini-figurines]]. The number etched into his back is the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]] ratings, as these figurines were used as game pieces for a variety of ''Transformers'' board games in which this number had some meaning to how the game was played or something. Scrapper has a weird-looking face.

*'''Scrapper''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
**''Decoy number'': '''47'''

:The [[Hasbro]] [[Decoy]] release of the Scrapper game piece is almost identical to the Japanese version, except the number on his back is a simple "checklist" number. Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Early Throttlebots were packaged with red Decepticon decoys: these are much rarer than the purple ones.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Scrapper/scrapper.htm More information on Decoy Scrapper at TFU.info]''

===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Tlsscrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Constructicons, merge to form... ah, crap. Bonecrusher is hard to find.]]
*'''Scrapper''' (2014)
:''[[The Loyal Subjects]]'' Scrapper is a Wave 3 figure with standard articulation. He features a hinged shovel backpack, as well as some sound effects. Scrapper also wields his classic gun. For every 16 figures, there are two Scrappers.

:Like most of his wave, his bio card plagiarizes this wiki article's opening paragraph.

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*'''Scrapper "Orange" Ed.''' (2014)
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*'''Yellow Constructicons "3-Pak"''' (2014)
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2AScrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Scrapper, Constructicon Foreman''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2A: Devastator Deck'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T06/T06'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Scrapper, Constructicon Foreman was released as part of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Devastator Deck box set, which includes character cards for all six Constructicons, a ready-to-play battle deck, and a unique Tower card. Like the other members of combiner teams released as part of the Trading Card Game's Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, as well as the other Constructicons included with the Devastator Deck, Scrapper, Constructicon Foreman is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Scrapper, Constructicon Foreman depicts the lower left portion of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Scrapper, Constructicon Foreman can be used to form Devastator, Towering Warrior with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Constructicon Enigma]] while he and the other Devastator Deck Constructicons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Scrapper was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Devastator and Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Omega Supreme & Devastor Set''' ([[August 14]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''55 & 56'''

:Released as part of the eighth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and "[[Devastator (G1)|Devastor]]" (with his components [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], Scrapper and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#56|Translation of Devastator's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Blokees===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scrapper''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 04 - Fractured Space-Time'''
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==References==
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[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O combiners]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Predaking (G1)

2024-12-17T01:48:42Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: Changed orientation around for tantrum and headstrong to align with divebomb and rampage's cartoon orientations.

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:''Predaking is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Predakingg1.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Sucks to be Defensor and Superion... and every Autobot combiner ever.]]
'''Predaking''' is the ferocious fusion of all five of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Predaking is highly unusual among [[combiner]]s by the successful merging of each of his component robots' physical abilities and personalities. Most others of his kind are rendered [[Devastator (G1)|stupid]], [[Bruticus (G1)|suggestible]], or [[Abominus (G1)|borderline]] [[Menasor (G1)|insane]] by the merging of minds, but the five Predacons are united by their shared love of the hunt, and produce a single complete persona. Between his physical prowess, unexpected mental acuity, and animalistic, almost instinct-fast hunting actions, Predaking is one of the most dangerous and intimidating weapons ever added to the Decepticon ranks. [[Victor Caroli|As a weapon he is without equal; as a warrior he is without restraint. He can lift five hundred tons without straining a circuit]]. When Predaking is on your trail, all hope is lost.

Unless your name is [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].

Predaking is composed of:

*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (torso)
*[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (right arm, wings)
*[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (left arm)
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] (right leg)
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (left leg)

{{bigquote|Predaking has the power! He needs nothing more!|Predaking has the power to survive|"[[Nightmare Planet]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)|[[Yuan Guoqing]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Fruitier]] (Canadian French), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness"), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "Chaos"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Nightmare Planet"), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, "The Quintesson Journal"), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "Call of the Primitives"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Sílvio Navas]] (Portuguese, "Nightmare Planet"), [[André Luiz Chapéu]] (Portuguese, "The Quintesson Journal")}}
[[File:FFOD5 Predaking.jpg|thumb|left|Never argue with a guy with horns on his knees.]]
Predaking first saw action during the short-lived Decepticon-[[Quintesson]] alliance in the year 2005. The Predacons attempted to prevent [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the human [[Marissa Faireborn]] and the magnificent [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from escaping Jupiter's moon of [[Io]] with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. When the individual Predacons failed, they merged into Predaking, but were quickly defeated by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Soon afterward, the Decepticons took over the slave mining planet of [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], forcing [[Dread slaves|the hapless prisoners]] to mine the super-hard [[death crystal]]s in a scheme by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to destroy Cybertron with a [[Death crystal cannon|giant death crystal firing cannon]]. When several slaves were frightened out of the mine by the monster [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Predaking swooped down to recapture the escapees. Later, during an Autobot attack that saw Sky Lynx buried under tons of rock, Predaking separated Blurr, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], Wheelie and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] from [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] by blocking off the mine entrance with his laser [[sword]]. He continued to force the Autobots back to Sky Lynx (who had managed to escape the landslide) while shrugging off their laser fire. Meanwhile, Kup lured Chaos out of the volcano, causing another landslide that this time buried Predaking under tons of rock. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:Nightmare-planet-predaking-goodart.jpg|thumb|"Do you like Predaking?" "I don't know—I've never Predaked."]]
During an assassination attempt on the Autobots, the Predacons formed Predaking right before the Quintessons unleashed a nightmare effect on the Transformers. They were all confronted with solidified dream images taken from the mind of [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. Predaking was quickly overpowered by the creatures and, after he split up, a dragon kidnapped Razorclaw to a distant castle, leaving the Predacons unable to combine again. After the dream-inducer was destroyed and the Predacons were reunited, Razorclaw was ready to resume the battle with the Autobots and ordered the transformation into Predaking. Unfortunately, Headstrong's leg had been injured fighting a giant dream Galvatron, and he was unable to join into their combined form. Without the might of Predaking, the Predacons chose to flee. {{storylink|Nightmare Planet}}

[[File:Predaking primatives.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75|Schrödinger's Cel: Simultaneously well-drawn and poorly-drawn.]]
Predaking was patrolling space when he picked up on a Quintesson transmission. Tracing it to a jungle-like planet, he split into his component parts to locate the source of the signal more easily. Once Sky Lynx and the Autobots beat the Predacons to the transmitting journal canister, they reformed as Predaking to renew their vendetta against Sky Lynx. Galvatron and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] soon joined Predaking, but his interest in revenge on Sky Lynx outmatched their interest in the journal, and Galvatron had to remind Predaking repeatedly and forcefully to keep his mind(s) on the mission. {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} Later on, Predaking fought alongside Galvatron and the Decepticons in Europe, but soon vanished before the whole "[[Ultimate Weapon]]" scheme was finished. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

On [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]], Predaking fought alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] combiner [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] until they, along with the other "primitive" animal-based Transformers, were called away by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's assistant]]. They were led to an ancient world, in the hopes their primitive instincts would defeat [[Primacron]]'s latest creation, the energy-draining [[Tornedron]]. After the defeated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s corpse seemingly crushed Grimlock, the primitives split up and ran for their lives. The Predacons continued to run until Headstrong declared he would rather stand and fight than die running. Concurring, his fellow Predacons merged with him to form Predaking, but were quickly put into stasis lock by Tornedron. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

As part of a series of Decepticon attacks on [[Japan]], Predaking and [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] pursued [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] in the Sea of Japan. He was later part of the strike force led by the Matrix-possessed [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

After the [[Hate Plague]] spread throughout the galaxy, Predaking was seen hunting down Galvatron with Scourge and Cyclonus. How robots infected with homicidal madness could work together as a hunting party, much less share a combined form, is anybody's guess. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
The Predacons were built through cooperation between the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]]s. Though they worked for the Decepticons, they were commanded by the Quintessons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|Part 3 and Part 4}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:MysteryPlanetMaster Hot Rod stops Predaking combination.jpg|thumb|Hot Rod forgets [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|whose chestplate]] he's supposed to form.]]
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] stopped the Predacons from merging into Predaking once by ramming Razorclaw in the gut before the combination was complete. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Predaking later helped [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] try to steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite. He was defeated by [[Raiden]] and the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Predaking was defeated by Raiden and the Headmasters again when he confronted them over an erupting volcano in [[Peru]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} And again by the Headmasters alone on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:HM14 Headmasters vs Predaking.jpg|thumb|left]]
Predaking joined the Decepticons on their space mission to gather energy from throughout the universe. He battled Raiden on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} Predaking later struggled with [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] on [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Predaking and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] fought Raiden on the Kamchatka Peninsula. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

Predaking and Bruticus sank the ocean liner ''[[Queen World]]''. Predaking later protected a [[Death Tower]] in [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] against the Throttlebots. Then the Autobot Targetmasters arrived and [[Pointblank]] downed him with ONE SHOT. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} The combiner took part in a final great battle against the Autobots at the North Pole, however his rematch with Raiden was interrupted when Scorponok threw Fortress Maximus at them. After the Autobots used their [[Head Formation]] to end the Decepticon plan, Predaking and the other Decepticons fled Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Yukimasa Kishino]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|thumb|Now that's what I call a splitting headache!]]

Years later, after several more Decepticon leaders had come and gone, the faction came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]], who assembled a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history. Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, Predaking and the other generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Arriving in Japan at the base of Mount Fuji, Predaking almost crushed local boy [[Akira Serikawa]], but the human was snatched to safety by the Autobot Micromaster [[Whisper (Zone)|Whisper]]. Predaking then came under fire from the Micromaster forces who arrived in the [[Galaxy Rocket]], and was soon joined in battling the little Autobots by Trypticon. Together, they almost destroyed the Galaxy Rocket, until the timely arrival of Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber. Predaking proceeded to engage Dai Atlas, but the Autobot soon broke off their fight when Devastator arrived on the scene and made a play for the Zodiac's hiding place underground. Through Devastator and King Poseidon's combined efforts, the Zodiac was discovered; King Poseidon attempted to toss it to his comrades, but Predaking and Trypticon wound up crashing into one another in their eagerness to grab the Zodiac, allowing Dai Atlas to seize it. Predaking could only watch as the Autobots used the "Zone Mode" forms the Zodiac granted them to destroy King Poseidon and Trypticon; attempting to flee, he was thwarted in his efforts by Dai Atlas, who sliced him into two from head to crotch. Predaking's vaguely organic-looking brain was momentarily exposed before he died, his bisected halves exploding impressively. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
[[File:Volcanicuscomic1-Predaking.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Grimlock doesn't appreciate the "Predacon Stomp".]]

Predaking possessing what appeared to be an organic brain led [[Vector Prime]] to speculate that "the [[Violengiguar|Violent Chigger]]" had access to [[GoBot]] technology. He noted that the [[Chronarchitect]] was to be consulted regarding this and the GoBot infiltration outside of [[Gargent]] universes. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/02}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
Decades after Predaking was destroyed fighting [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], the Quintessons used their [[Recreator]] to bring the Predacons back to life. Under Quintesson control, Predaking confronted the Dinobots on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]. The newest Dinobot, [[Kakuryu (G1)|Grimmaster]], combined with his drones and tried to fight back, but alone he wasn't strong enough to defeat the ultimate Primitive warrior. Instead, Grimmaster passed his [[Energon Matrix]] to Grimlock, who used it to merge the classic Dinobots into [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. Predaking was overwhelmed by Volcanicus's Magma Blade attack, and broke apart into the individual Predacons, who retreated. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}
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====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
[[File:SRLTManga5 Predaking.jpg|thumb]]
During an attack on the planet [[Feminia]], Predaking took out a distracted [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], only to suffer an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
During the Decepticons' second attempt to overtake planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Predaking joined [[Alligatron]] and a unit of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] in attacking a squad of Autobot [[Beastformer]]s. [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] managed to save the Beastformers, though they allowed themselves to be captured in the process. {{storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
Predaking appeared to make a triumphant comeback with a squadron of other legendary Decepticons, attacking the Autobot [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s on Earth. However, "Predaking" was revealed to have been nothing more than an illusion created by [[King Poseidon]], who was subsequently defeated. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
The Decepticons came under the rulership of the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]], who assembled a team of [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] from Decepticon history. Predaking was enlisted as his "Beast General" and outfitted with new armor and weaponry to make him even more powerful than before, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, Predaking and the other generals later schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the Powered Masters. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

One the first worlds to fall to the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]' wrath was Predaking's old stomping ground, planet Feminia, which the generals destroyed utterly. One month later, following the generals' theft of the new power source [[Energon Z]] from the Autobot base on [[Micro|planet Zone]], Predaking, [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]], [[King Poseidon]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] launched an assault on the Earth in order to obtain the [[Zodiac]], the mystical final component in Violengiguar's plan which lay hidden on the planet. Predaking attacked Japan, centering on [[Mount Fuji]], and was soon joined there by the other generals, where they came under attack from the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s. The tiny 'bots were no match for the giant generals, but the fight was then taken up by the Autobot [[Powered Master]]s [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]]. In the course of the battle, the Zodiac was unearthed from its subterranean hiding spot, and everyone began grappling over it. Unfortunately for the generals, when Trypticon tried blasting the Autobots with an Energon Z beam, it reacted with the Zodiac and granted the Powered Masters new "Zone Mode" alternate forms, the power of which allowed them to soundly defeat the generals and drive them off. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

Later, Predaking, a self-professed master of aerial combat, challenged the Powered Masters to battle. Dai Atlas and [[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]] combined into [[Sky Powered]] and beat him swiftly and soundly. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 6}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Predaking participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. As he descended upon the battlefield, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] stood united against him. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Predaking gone but not forgotten.jpg|thumb|left|"''Fear'' my slightly pronouncing crotch!"]]

''Predaking's first outing on [[Earth]] was in the course of a hunt by the Predacons against the [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Prime having foiled the Predacons' initial attacks individually, they merged into Predaking and resumed the chase. Essentially Predaking's role in that hunt concluded once he had flushed Prime out into the open and worn him down, thus rendering him vulnerable to the attack of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. The Predacons returned over the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Predaking's ''next'' foray on Earth was part of a scheme by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] to destabilise Megatron's sanity to such an extent that the way would be clear for Shockwave to take command. Shockwave supplied fake [[Insignia|Autobrands]] to the Predacons (and thus Predaking by extension) and the Predacons ambushed Megatron in the swamps of Florida. ''Megatron did not recall who the Predacons were thanks to a bout of amnesia connected to his earlier involvement with them.'' The Predacons had similar difficulties subduing Megatron in their individual forms and merged to become Predaking. Predaking fared little better against Megatron and was rendered unconscious by a blast from the deranged Decepticon's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''Divebomb found life on Earth so dull he contemplated buggering off back to Cybertron, but knew he couldn't because it would leave the other Predacons unable to form Predaking.'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predaking Combaticons screwed.jpg|thumb|Starscream thanks Primus he had the sense to finish his will this morning.]]
Eons ago, the Predacons were banished from Cybertron to [[Beast (planet)|Beest]], where their higher functions degraded, rendering them feral. Megatron, who had been overthrown by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (well, thrown out of a shuttle), tracked down the Predacons, then modified them to become combiners, creating Predaking. {{storylink|Welcome to the Jungle}}

Starscream and his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] were in training (with Sky Lynx of all people as a target) when Predaking suddenly arose from the sea, seeking to capture the treacherous Decepticon [[Air Commander]]. The Combaticons quickly formed into (the much-less intelligent) [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and counter-attacked by destroying Predaking's shoulder-mounted guns. Forced back, Predaking quickly put down his opponent by firing one of his foot cannons at Bruticus' head, blasting off part of his face.

When Starscream fled, lamenting Bruticus' latest defeat, Predaking attempted to follow until Bruticus crushed one of his wings and threw him onto the island. Damaged, but not defeated, Predaking easily dodged the slow-witted Combaticon combiner's rifle blast, then erected a defensive energy field around himself to deflect the follow-up shot. As Bruticus pondered a possible rifle malfunction, Predaking punched his rival in the face with a spiked knuckle, then impaled the crippled Bruticus upon Headstrong's horn, finally deactivating the Combaticons.

This was the first time he won a fight. And it was against a fellow [[Decepticon]]. Oh well, better than nothing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''The Beast Within''===
As the Dinobots unleashed the [[Beast (G1)|Beast]] on the Decepticons, the Predacons attempted to form Predaking as a counter to this awesome force. The Beast barely broke its stride, destroying Predaking utterly, to the absolute shock of the assembled Decepticons. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtOfWar2 Predaking vs Piranacon.jpg|thumb|left|Someone hasn't read the rest of this page.]]
The Predacons and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] got into a territorial argument after Megatron's death, which led to a face off between Predaking and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. Predaking emerged the victor but was stopped by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] before he could finish the aquatic combiner off. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}} After Serpent O.R. recruited the Predacons into his new Decepticon army, he was tracked down by a group of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]], but Predaking protected his new leader by stomping [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] unconscious. The Decepticons then organized an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony, during which Predaking, Piranacon and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] took out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then spent the remainder of the battle hunting down civilians. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] unleashed Predaking, boasting that the gestal's combined animal strength was unparalleled, an ensemble of Battle Beasts stood united to prove him wrong. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Kre-O JP comic 08 - Predaking.jpg|thumb|]]
Predaking was defeated by his lack of cuteness! {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}} He later teamed up with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to fight [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], who defeated the trio by rolling into their legs. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Predaking was put under the command of a younger soldier in the Decepticon army by the tail-end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After Optimus Prime and Galvatron both met their ends on the battlefield, the leader of Predaking's squad took the name "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]" and sought to take advantage of the Autobot army's state of disarray. To this end, he unleashed Predaking upon a [[Tigatron|peace negotiator]] who visited his camp, and then set out to attack the Primal Council himself. Predaking slew many enemy units before being confronted by the Tripredacus Council and their allies. To further their own goals, these 'bots combined into [[Predacus]], beat down Predaking, and skewered him with his own sword, killing him. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Predaking was among the Decepticons forces nestled safely behind [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to stop them from absorbing the [[sun]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:TheIronKlaw-Predaking.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
The Predacons had attempted to combine in the past, but Predaking was not born until after the Predacons were forcibly brainwashed into serving as [[Iron Klaw|Count "Iron Klaw" van Rani]] by [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]], using a copy of the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to improve upon their prior combiner technology and grant them the power of true combination, allowing them to form the mighty Predaking.

As Predaking, van Rani deployed the team in his [[Iron Castle]] in [[Kalistan]] to defend the interests of the [[Iron Ring]], and the combiner wound up battling [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], [[Ian Noble|Action Man]] and [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]], who could do little but just stay alive until [[Snake-Eyes]] destroyed Kreiger's Talisman emulator inside the castle. Without the Talisman's energy, the individual personalities of the argumentative Predacons reasserted themselves and Predaking collapsed into his components, with Kup blowing up Razorclaw's head soon afterwards in the hopes that Predaking would never return. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Even that didn't keep Predaking down for long, though, as the repaired combiner joined van Rani, [[Miles Mayhem]], and [[Mercy Gale|Doctor X]] in [[Venice]], defending the planet from an army of invading [[Maximal]]s alongside some [[Red Shadows]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Samoa Joe]] (English)}}

[[File:Machinima-POTP-Predaking-fires.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Deal the cards, that's what he does now.]]

As [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] was fighting [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Victorion]] in [[Primal Swamp]], Predaking interrupted their battle and demanded Victorion hand over the [[Enigma of Combination]]. When she failed to produce it, Predaking began attacking her in a rage. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} As he clutched Victorion and tussled with Windblade, Predaking was distracted by Perceptor, letting the others attack and temporarily stun him before escaping. However, he got to his feet and went after them, himself pursued by Volcanicus. Everyone stopped, however, when they came across [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] entering a mysterious dome. {{storylink|Without Warning}}

He continued to ignore Victorion's insistence that she did not have the Enigma, believing he would need it to survive the coming events. He took down Volcanicus, Perceptor and Windblade, but before he could attack Victorion, Megatron reemerged and threatened him with the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]. Though he declared he was no longer bound to Megatron's orders, he accepted his former leader's claims that they would notify him should they find the Enigma, and he departed for parts unknown. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Megatron ultimately made good on his promise, and Predaking soon arrived in the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] to attack Megatronus and attempt to take the Enigma. This ultimately proved short-lived, as Megatronus overpowered the Combiner and ripped his head off, killing him. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
When [[Gozer]] attacked Cybertron, Predaking formed to fight back against the entity and tried to attack from behind only for Gozer to land a devastating punch on the combiner's chest, critically damaging him. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
Predaking was among the many Decepticons who fought against the Autobots as both sides drained the universe of its resources. {{Storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

==Commercial appearances==
*The Predacons came to the aid of a trio of [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] who found themselves unable to handle the Dinobots. After rushing into battle, the Predacons combined into Predaking, and fought the Dinobots from the air. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}
*Predaking found [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] walking alone through a field, and came swooping down from the skies to attack them. He was thwarted by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], who blasted him back before unleashing his flame-breath onto Predaking. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sky Lynx|Sky Lynx commercial}}
*During a massive battle between Kreons, Predaking's components assembled themselves into his gestalt form. He and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] then proceeded to send the Autobots fleeing for their tiny lives. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TheTransformersPS2 Predaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So... he has two goals then?]]
{{voiceactor|???}}

Right when the Jewel of Mystery was within sight of the Autobots, Predaking roared (which sounded more like a moan), stating that the Autobots would not have the Jewel. Dropping in front of them, Predaking stated his mission: "Destroy...Autobots! Keep...Jewel! My...Only...Goal!" Rodimus Prime recognized the hulking combination of the Predacons and warned the Autobots that he was tough. Predaking fought the Autobots, but despite being aided by a mass of Decepticon foot soldiers, the Predacon gestalt was defeated. Deciding to go back to base, Predaking turned around and flew away. Once Rodimus was sure Predaking was out of hearing range, he expressed gratitude for the fact that Predaking was an idiot. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Predaking.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb| Fear my HIGH HEELS!!!!! And my sword!]]
Predaking is the fearsome combination of the likemindedness of all the Predacons along with some developmental technology in the form of the Quintesson Hive mind. Seeing as they revel in the hunt, Megatron was impressed with Predaking's singlemindedness.

The Predacons were deployed once the Dinobots came to find the Enigma Of Combination. Using Bombshell's Cerebro-shells on an unknowing Jetfire, the Predacons led the Dinobots into a trap. Knowing they were so close, the Dinobots broke role and started to attack!

Optimus, hearing the news, sent Superion to handle the situation, while likewise, Megatron sent Bruticus as back up for the Predacons. Both Superion and Bruticus battled until Volcanicus and Predaking emerged.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Predaking can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Predacons have been collected. You can even sub in a 5 star Divebomb, if available.

*'''Class''' - Combiner
*'''Weapons''': Predaking jumps on to his opponents, stomps on defenses, and deals massive damage with his giant sword. He can also has a built in Flamethrower, and can send a beam into the air that will come back down as meteors that deal high damage.
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Infernum Blade''' - Jump and strike with the Infernum Blade! Deals Heavy damage to the target and anything directly behind it.
**'''Fire And Brimstone''' - Set a wide area on fire dealing as average of 2,280 damage over 8 seconds.
**'''Extinction''' - A shower of meteors bombards a very large area dealing an average damage over 10 seconds. Quadruple damage to walls.
*'''Cooldown''': 15 seconds to 20 seconds.

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Predaking was the combined form of the Predacons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Predaking toy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|It's your own fault if you ignored this when it was reissued, you know.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' ([[1986]]/[[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Predaking''' (プレダキング)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-78'''
:*''Accessories'': [[X-ray laser cannon]], [[Sonic sword#Toys|sonic sword]], 4 combiner extremities, head
{{toydesigner|[[Akitaka Mika]]}}<ref>[http://www.ex.org/ex/3.4/09-feature_akitaka2.html Interview with Akitaka Mika]</ref>

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' Predaking is, by far, the largest of the traditional central component-leader-type combiner toys. He is formed by combining all five Predacons together. Unlike the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style toys such as [[Bruticus (G1)#Toys|Bruticus]] or [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]], Predaking's arms and legs are not interchangeable, but can switch sides allowing the construction of a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] toy, allowing for four different combinations. Razorclaw's sonic sword and [[beast mode]] cannon serve as Predaking's primary weapons, with Tantrum and Headstrong's back-mounted cannons as his feet.

:Like Defensor and Bruticus, Predaking's components were released in both plastic and metal versions. In his combined mode featuring each member in [[die-cast]] form, Predaking is rather heavy for a Transformer. A complete combiner weighs in at exactly 1 kilogram (2.2lbs). This however does not upset the balance of the toy, as Headstrong and Tantrum have the bulk of the die-cast. Japan only received the plastic versions during the original run of the Generation 1 toylines.

:Hasbro only released the individual Predacons, but a [[giftset]] was available in Japan. In late 2004, Predaking was reissued to much rejoicing of people who could not afford the after market prices on a vintage piece. This reissue used metal parts, and the pieces that were originally soft plastic were now hard plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Predaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===''Welcome to Transformers 2010''===
{{anchor|Transformers (2010)}}
[[File:Predaking-2010-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (プレダキング, [[2010]]/[[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 4 combiner extremities, head
{{toydesigner|[[Noritaka Suzuki]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released on [[November 27]], 2010 as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' line, Predaking featured significant differences from the previous releases. His yellow plastic was replaced with gold plastic, most of which was painted over gold. The orange, red, black, and gray plastic was replaced with metallic fleck equivalents. Nearly every [[sticker]] has been redesigned from the original, and an optional label sheet to be applied to the robot, beast, and combined mode eyes has been included. Like the previous reissue, this version featured die-cast parts.

:Many of the individual figures featured changes to their face paint in either overall color or application to better match their cartoon appearances. The metallic coloration appears to also have been inspired by episodes like "[[Nightmare Planet]]" and "[[Call of the Primitives]]" where their colors are much darker and feature "black" cel streaks, which are generally only applied to something for mood-lit shading or metallic/chromed parts. This version of the mold also bears the die-cast parts of the previous Takara reissue.

:This figure comes with 3 points towards the 2010 Sound Station Redemption campaign, they can be found hidden in the upper right corner front flap of the packaging.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:Kre-O-Micro-Changers-Combiner-G1-Predaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|And from that day forward, anytime a bunch of animals are together in one place, it's called a ZOO! Unless it's a farm!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Predaking''' (プレダキング)
:*''Set number'': '''A2227'''
:*''Pieces'': '''79'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:One of the first [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets. The four component Kreons, [[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Kre-O|Headlock]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Kre-O|Torox]], and [[Divebomb (G1)#Kre-O|Divebomb]], can be rebuilt into their alternate modes. They can also be rebuilt into Predaking by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like all of the Micro Changer combiner sets, Predaking comes with only one ''Kre-O'' display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them to the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention where the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker should be placed. Also, Predaking's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:The packaging accidentally switches Headstrong and Tantrum's new trademark-friendly names, labeling the former as "Torox" and the latter as "Headlock".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OPredaking/predaking.htm More information on Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Platinum-Edition-Predaking.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (2013)}}</ul>
:*'''10 OF 30'''
:*''Accessories'': Predaking's sword, Razorclaw's sword and cannon, 4 combiner extremities, head

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Predaking is similar to the 2010 release, complete with die-cast metal parts. New to this release is a gold [[redeco]] of the [[Star Saber (Prima)#Beast Hunters|Star Saber]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Voyager Class Optimus Prime]]. In addition to several pre-applied stickers, five sheets of labels from the 2010 release are also included. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PlatinumPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Titan-Predaking-set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|I‘ve come to slay [[Predaking (Prime)|a dragon]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Predaking''' (Titan Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Predaking''' (プレダキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-31'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[2018]] [[September 29]]'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Onyx Prime#Power of the Primes|Onyx]] Prime Master, [[Onyx Matrix]] frame, 4 combiner extremities, 2 shoulder cannons, arm cannon (formed by two guns)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Lynsey Urban]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Predaking is a Titan Class-sized combiner composed of [[Razorclaw (G1)#Power of the Primes|Razorclaw]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Power of the Primes|Torox]] (a renamed Tantrum due to trademark availability issues), [[Rampage (G1)#Power of the Primes|Rampage]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Power of the Primes|Headstrong]], and [[Divebomb (G1)#Power of the Primes|Divebomb]]. He also comes with the Onyx Matrix, containing [[Onyx Prime#Power of the Primes|Onyx Prime]], a [[Prime Master]]. The Matrix can be attached inside Predaking's chest, under Razorclaw's beast head. Much like his ''G1'' toy, Predaking's limbs can switch orientation, but this isn't recommended as it leaves the plastic screwholes at the front.

[[File:POTPPredakingSword.jpeg|thumb|left|Challenge accepted, 3P-ers!]]
:In July 2018, 5 Predakings with packages signed by [[Shogo Hasui]] were released as a giveaway prize for Toys"R"Us Taiwan's sale campaign (which ran July 15–31.).<ref>https://www.facebook.com/TransformersNeverDie/photos/a.629496500464227.1073741828.478564562224089/1770291019718097/?type=3&theater</ref>

:Despite being in the same size class, due to being made of five component robots instead of six, he stands a few millimeters short of ''Combiner Wars'' Devastator.

:On November 11, 2018, Hasbro's official Tmall store provided a free [[Sonic sword#Power of the Primes|sonic sword]] for every Predaking purchased, as a promotional item for China's Singles Day (the Chinese equivalent of [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]).<ref>https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a21m2.8958473.0.0.40f5639167zksJ&id=580472727102&skuId=3865613613064</ref> The sword "blade" is made of very soft rubbery plastic, with a hidden rod inside it containing a wooden ballpoint pen. Unfortunately, even with the rod inside, many collectors found the sword to be unstable and prone to drooping or falling apart under its own weight.
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==Merchandise==
===''Forms Robo''===
*'''Predaking''' ([[1987]])

:Predaking was also among the ten characters who were rendered as part of the ''[[Forms Robo]]'' line of oversized ''keshigomu'' figures. He came individually packaged in a plastic baggie, and was available in red, yellow, green, or blue. Of the various ''Forms Robo'' figures, Predaking is easily the hardest to find, rarely appearing on the secondary market.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium Predaking.jpg|thumb|Squattie]]
*'''Predaking''' (3" Robot Masters, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, sword

:As part of the ''Titanium'' series 3" line, Predaking is constructed of mostly [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts, but cannot transform and has very limited articulation. His sculpt and colour scheme is based upon the original G1 toy, but has Rampage and Divebomb occupying each other's positions, like the cartoon and comic model.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Titanium Series'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesricochetpredaking.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As if Predaking could get any cuter. Valiant effort, though.]]
*'''Ricochet & Predaking''' (Two-pack, [[2009]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Predaking is a small, [[super deformed]] and absolutely adorable figurine with articulated shoulders. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Robot Heroes|Ricochet]].

:The United States release of this two-pack has been cancelled, but it has been found in other markets such as Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, Hungary and Germany.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHPredaking/predaking.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Predaking at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Predaking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If you have "Right Leg of the Ferocious Hunter", "Left Leg of the Ferocious Hunter", "Right Arm of the Ferocious Hunter" and "Left Arm of the Ferocious Hunter" in addition to this card in your hand, you win the Duel.]]
*'''Predaking, Ferocious Hunter''' (2019)
**[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], Aerial Assault
**[[Headstrong (G1)|Predacon Headstrong]], Ground Assault
**[[Rampage (G1)|Predacon Rampage]], Savage Hunter
**[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], Predacon Leader
**[[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]], Fueler
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Predaking, Ferocious Hunter can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Predacon Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Predaking, Ferocious Hunter's artwork is reused from the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' Predaking packaging art.
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==Notes==
[[File:1986protopredacons.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|You'd cover that face, too.]]
[[File:PredakingChaosLightsaber.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|This weapon is your DEATH.]]
*One of Predaking's preliminary names was '''Giganticon'''.
*Razorclaw's head was originally designed to transform into Predaking's. This was dropped for unknown reasons.
*As a result of what can only be assumed to be a poor perspective of the Generation 1 toy in photographs given to the animation team, both Predaking's pre-final and final [[character model|cartoon models]] appear to mistake his antenna as being behind his wings, protruding from his back, and the sides of his enormous toy head being a popped-collar.<ref name="DM">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/d-m-s-most-accurately-coloured-g1-animation-models-online.1201950/ Accurately colored recreations of the Generation 1 cartoon character models using original color charts and other production materials] - TFW2005</ref>
**Despite the flub made when designing his animation model, the rest of his head appears to be accurately recreated. On the other hand, the design is frequently lost in translation, resulting in plenty of [[:File:Predaking_primatives.jpg|feature-less]], [[:File:Nightmare-planet-predaking-goodart.jpg|slate faced]] Predakings, to the point where this discrepancy shows up as late as the ''[[:File:HM14 Headmasters vs Predaking.jpg|Headmasters]]'' cartoon. This might account for his slightly oddball head redesign in ''Zone'', where it seems Predaking's forehead protrusions were misinterpreted as two separate eyes.
**Predaking's antenna ended up becoming a pair of sheathed "[[lightsaber]]" hilts on his back, which became the character's primary weapons in the cartoon. It's possible the animators weren't aware that the [[Sonic sword]] was ''also'' Predaking's weapon, as it was only present on [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s model sheets, leading the design team to make something up.<ref name="DM"/>
*Predaking's debut in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" uses his pre-final model, which is hardly surprising since [[AKOM]] was known to use out-of-date models in their episodes.
*A Predaking [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It was intended to be the included rider of a transforming dirt bike.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', p111</ref> While Predaking was scrapped, the bike was refined and included with the Action Master [[Axer (G1)#Generation 1|Axer]].
*Incidentally, the aforementioned concept art was found in an [http://web.archive.org/web/20110809212038/http://www.worlds-worst.com/worldsworst/wwnp_article.php?69 Arby's parking lot] after the end of [[BotCon 2000]], where it had presumably come unstowed.
*''Kre-O'' Predaking was originally announced as '''Predicus''' at [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. The name was corrected for the toy release but remains "Predicus" on the Micro Changers Combiners bio-poster available on the Kre-O website.
*''Kre-O'' [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], who misses out being part of the gestalt, instead comes separately in a blind-packed bag.
*A proposed but unrealized [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of [[Tigerhawk]] into a non-combiner ''Beast Wars''-style Predaking.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref>
*Predaking in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' takes many cues from the G1 animation model, but also the "[[IP theft|third-party]]" Mastermind Creations version of Predaking.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Predaking''' (プレダキング ''Puredakingu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōng Yúnxiāo''' (China, 冲云霄, "Rush to the sky")
*''Russian:'' '''Vreditel'''' (Вредитель, "Wrecker")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:PredakingZone1.jpg|''Zone'' cartoon model
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Quintessons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Zone Decepticons]]

Talk:Ratchet (Animated)

2024-11-27T20:50:54Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips:

==His arm==

Ratchet still has his wound after Thrill of The Nut. You see it when he's treating Prime, in Nanosec and in Sound And Fury

Why is it assumed that the hole in ratchet's arm is a wound? I may merely be a socket for the EMP that remains uncovered when the EMP is not in use. [[Special:Contributions/76.252.54.91|76.252.54.91]] 23:07, 7 May 2009 (EDT)

I can't wait to use the "now with fighting paunch" quote from Frisky Dingo whenever I talk about Ratchet--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 18:54, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

== "Is Ratchet (Animated) the same as Ratchet (G1)?" Discussion ==

Just to give this discussion someplace to live . . .

Given that A) Ratchet fought in the last Great War, millions of years ago, and B) the last Great War is depicted using G1 footage, a tempting [[fanon]] conclusion might be that Animated is in fact a sequel to G1, set millions of years later, and that most of the characters are new characters with the same name (like Megatron (G1) and Megatron(BW)), except for Ratchet (Animated), who is in fact the same character as Ratchet (G1).

Except that G1 was set in 1984, and Animated is ''not'' set in 1984-plus-millions-of-years. It's set around 2008. Ergo, while the last Great War that Ratchet fought in might have ''strongly resembled'' G1 in many ways, it couldn't have involved 1984 Earth, and so is radically different from G1 in that respect, at least. [[User:JW|JW]] 15:56, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
:The footage also claims that the Great War was all about fighting over the Allspark, which the G1 cartoon clearly wasn't. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:04, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

:All the G1 footage was specifically from flashback episodes millions of years ago (MTMTE and War Dawn). So while one could argue that G1 and Animated share an ancient past, they do not share a "modern" (1980s) history. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 17:09, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

== Bio ==

Why was his complete bio deleted? --[[User:Hepathos|Hepathos]] 07:39, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

== loud music link? ==

How about the "loud music" remark in his first caption link to [[Blaster (G1)]] or [[Soundwave (Animated)]] [[User:BUMBLEBEE|The 'Bee :)]] 16:04, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

== Human characteristics and that energon gut ==

Just curious: Why does Ratchet have a paunch after the Great War? Does it keep more tools, is it a change of vehicular mode, or is it a lack of maintenance on his part? And the stubbly chin? --[[User:akindofdrifter|akindofdrifter]]

==Similarity to G1 Ironhide==
I would just stick this in the page, but I'm too new. Anyway, this version of Ratchet seems to have absorbed some characteristics of [[Ironhide (G1)]] - specifically, his manner of speaking, old-timerness, and occasional grouchiness. Since the G1 versions of [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] were both [[redeco]]s of the same [[Diaclone]] toy, I'd say this is an interesting bit of trivia.[[User:Fortress Minimus|Fortress Minimus]] 19:44, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

== Wrist joints ==

So... say fellas.. where are his wrist joints? Is he wearing welding gloves or something? Are his arms made of the same flexible material most cybertronians have only on their faces?
:Scrap that. On closer inspection, a lot of the Animated characters have no joints in areas where they're articulated. Jazz's thighs, Sentinel Prime's ankles... and everyone's fingers.. *facepalm* so.. nevermind.

==Cybertron Mode Ratchet==

Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't his release date be February 2010? Hasbro's list did label him as a TRU exclusive... --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 00:41, 30 January 2010 (EST)

==Ratchet vs. Red Alert==
I'm confused by the notes on the replacement on both pages. Red Alert's states she was replaced to make room for a more recognizable (because in movie) character. Ratchet's states that Red Alert first became male, then was renamed Ratchet... and then the note goes on as if Ratchet just directly replaced Red Alert ("However"). Could anyone enlighten me on what the real deal is with the switch? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 14:03, 2 February 2010 (EST)
:Anyone? [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:19, 8 February 2010 (EST)
::The progression as described on Ratchet's page is correct. Originally, there was going to be a female character named Red Alert in the Animated lineup. The female Red Alert then became male later in development. Sam Register then convinced Hasbro to let the male Red Alert take the name Ratchet. Then, in season 3, we got a female Red Alert, harkening back to the character in the early development stages. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] 06:36, 8 February 2010 (EST)
:::Okay, thanks. [[User:Geewunling|Geewunling]] 06:39, 8 February 2010 (EST)

== Cybertronian Ratchet nonsense. ==

The article states that the EMP does not stay on well for Cybertronian Ratchet. However, having him, Lockdown and regular Ratchet in front of me right now, it stays on his arm perfectly.In fact, it's '''mind-numbingly''' tight to the point where i can hold him by the EMP and shake him violently without it even moving a millimeter.--[[Special:Contributions/86.87.28.191|86.87.28.191]] 15:26, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
:Then you're in the minority.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 15:30, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
::Not likely. I just asked my friend, who also bought him today, and his experience is the same as mine.--[[Special:Contributions/86.87.28.191|86.87.28.191]] 16:21, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
:::What if it was reworded? Maybe into something like "it tends to not stay on very well"? --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 16:22, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
::::Looking over some forums, half of the people seem to have a very loose one, while the other half of the samples has an extremely tight fit. This is worth mentioning. I'm almost wondering if it's a running change or something, as my friend and i bought them from the same seller and both have the tight version.--[[Special:Contributions/86.87.28.191|86.87.28.191]] 16:39, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
:::::Mine fits very tightly, and I got him the second he hit TRU shelves in my area. --[[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 17:17, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
::::::Maybe something like "some customers have reported that it does not work well, but others have reported no problems". Some other toy sections here have things similar to that effect. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 17:20, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
:::::::Just modified it to the following: "Lockdown's EMP weapon is required to complete the look, though some owners report that it doesn't stay in very well." That should cover it. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:44, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
::::::::That's a lot better, i think i'll fine-tune it just a tiny bit to "Lockdown's EMP weapon is required to complete the look, though half of the owners report that it doesn't stay in very well, while the other half oddly reports it to fit on this figure better than it does on any other figure."--[[Special:Contributions/86.87.28.191|86.87.28.191]] 14:01, 14 June 2010 (EDT)

==Takara Keychain Info==
I read not a lick of Japanese - if I scanned the little brochure that came with him, would someone be able to fill in the missing ID numbers and stuff?--[[User:Kookaburra|Kookaburra]] 15:08, 11 July 2010 (EDT)

== Kre-O Ratchet ==

Does the Kre-O Ratchet set really count as inspired by Animated Ratchet? You could just as easily say it was inspired by Prime Ratchet's design as well. It just sticks out compared to the rest of the page --[[User:Ezim93|Ezim93]] ([[User talk:Ezim93|talk]]) 22:19, 18 January 2021 (EST)
:I'm not convinced it's an Animated Ratchet either. If vehicle mode is the only reason it is put there, it seems rather silly, because the vehicle is clearly based more on the movie Ratchet's hummer design, which given when those sets first came out, Optimus, Bumblebee, Jazz and Megatron etc. all shared their designs with both G1 and the movies. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 22:23, 18 January 2021 (EST)
::Removing the Kre-O set from this page is not a complete fix. The Kre-O Ratchet is listed on G1 Ratchet's toy page, with a link to this page. If the consensus is that this toy does not represent Animated Ratchet, that needs to be changed. If the consensus is that the vehicle mode is more properly described as based on Movie Ratchet, this set will need to be added to his toy page. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 12:03, 22 January 2021 (EST)
:::The Kreon included in the set is definitely G1 Ratchet, while the larger constructed figure gives off vibes of Prime Ratchet the most to me. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 12:08, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Toy Pics ==

In Ratchets toy section, there isn't a single picture of the EMP generator plugged into his arm with ANY of his molds, I get just being able to look up a YouTube video to see it in action, but is there any high-quality image good enough to add to the article that's showing off the play feature?--[[User:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|Broadside's Fish'N'Chips]] ([[User talk:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|talk]]) 15:50, 27 November 2024 (EST)

Omega Supreme (G1)

2024-11-27T20:35:31Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: /* Kre-O online comic */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{Disambig3|Omega Supreme}}
: ''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:StudioOxOmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Favorite punctuation mark: colon.]]

'''Omega Supreme''' is one of the largest Autobots, and perhaps the most powerful. He isn't much for words; his mountainous frame and vast firepower tend to do the talking for him. He is the last line of the Autobot defense, and this responsibility gives him a solemn, even grim personality - for he knows that if a battle calls for his involvement, the rest of his team must have already fallen. This titanic last survivor of the [[Guardian robot]]s instills fear and panic into the [[spark]]s of [[Decepticon]]s foolhardy enough to stand against him in battle.

Except [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Kill that little guy, it just makes him angry.

{{bigquote|I am the guardian of the gates... the junction of your destruction... the laser lighting the way to your doom... the planner of your obsolescence... the furnace that fires your demise... I am the number you cannot compute, Decepticon.|Omega Supreme|"[[Command Performances!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Yang Wenyuan]] (Mandarin), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The God Gambit"), [[Carlos Agosti]] (American Spanish), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, "The Golden Lagoon" ''Generation 2'' dub), [[Garcia Neto]] (Portuguese), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 & 2"), [[Ettore Zuim]] (Portuguese, "War Dawn")}}

[[File:Omegadefendscrystalcity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|How his base ends up on the planets his rocket flies to is just another of those eternal mysteries of life.]]
Millions of years ago, Omega Supreme was a member of the legendary [[Guardian robot]]s, and was charged with defending [[Crystal City]], the most spectacular city on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He befriended the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the city's creators. However, as it would happen, the Constructicons were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Robosmasher]] and converted into [[Decepticon]]s. The now-evil Constructicons convinced Omega to leave his post to help defend the capital city, and promised to look after the city in his stead. When he left, they demolished the Crystal City, to Omega Supreme's horror. He hunted them down, trapping them in a pit, and tried to reverse the reprogramming done by the Robo-Smasher. Though he appeared to be successful, the programming was irreversible, and Megatron had given the Constructicons a new combined form named [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The treacherous Constructicons lured Omega into an ambush and in their new form attempted to use the Smasher to convert him into a Decepticon, but he destroyed the machine and they fled before he recovered from the attack.

{{Quote|I lived, but changed. Since then, I feel only hate for the Constructicons.}}

[[File:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Et tu, Robo-Smasher?]]
Some time after these events transpired—after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot]] and [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon starships]]—the Constructicons left Cybertron in a starship and tried to locate the missing Megatron. Omega Supreme pursued them, "for millions of years, across the galaxies"; eventually, the Constructicons rejoined Megatron on [[Earth]], and Omega Supreme followed them there, still seeking revenge. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

[[File:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|A shuttle in the hand is worth two on the track.]]
For the most part, he acted as inter-planetary transport for the Autobots, as well as their last line of defense. While he was preparing for a round of target practice, Omega lost contact with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] began broadcasting the music from a concert over the Autobot communications frequencies. The interference resulted in Megatron getting away clean with the [[Voltronic Galaxer]], which necessitated a trip to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to retrieve it. Omega took Optimus, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly (G1)|Carly]]. There, he got to battle [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], who taunted him for being outdated technology, but changed his tune after Omega triumphed. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} When the Decepticons found a pool of [[electrum]], rendering them invulnerable, they attacked Omega Supreme. His weapons had no effect on them, and the titan fell. Later the Autobots got the opportunity for payback when they located the electrum pool and used it themselves, gaining the advantage as the Decepticons' electrum coating wore off. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

After [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] crashed on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Omega carried [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] there on a rescue mission. Unfortunately he just barely had enough energy to land, and was left teetering on the edge of a cliff overhanging a lake of deadly liquid. The moon was fortunately rich in [[energy crystal]]s, and Perceptor was able to use them to repower Omega. The explosion of the crystal deposit caused the island they were on to begin to disintegrate, so Omega Supreme used his base mode to transport everyone across to safety. {{storylink|The God Gambit}}

[[File:Secretomegachatinwoods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Storytime: informative.]]
Omega Surpreme finally got his chance at revenge when the Constructicons started mining an asteroid that turned out to be the egg of an [[Asteroid bird alien|strange creature]]. Omega left the creature to its own devices, which would have resulted in it devouring [[San Francisco]]. However, Optimus Prime convinced Omega to lead the creature back to its asteroid, which would sustain it. Omega lost his chance at revenge, but he did his duty. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

After the energy pest [[Kremzeek]] took out most of the Autobots, Omega Supreme transported the survivors of his attack to [[Japan]] in an attempt to track down the creature. When they arrived, they were immediately beset by Kremzeek, however the Autobots remembered that Omega had not been coated with the insulating compound that was protecting them. Omega took to the air, but Kremzeek managed to reach him anyway, and he quickly crashed onto the Japanese beach. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] promised they'd fix him up as soon as possible. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

The Autobots used Omega Supreme to follow the Decepticons back to Cybertron when Megatron intended to use [[Vector Sigma]] to create a new group of Decepticon warriors. After failing to stop the Decepticons from creating the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} the Autobots created a new team of their own to counter the new threat, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. As Omega Supreme escaped Cybertron, he was hit by weapons fire from the [[Centurion droid]]s, and once he safely disembarked his passengers on Earth, he catastrophically exploded.

[[File:KtVS2 Omega Supreme in pieces.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Exploding: painful.]]
[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] connected Omega Supreme's mind to the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]'s life support unit while they set about putting the giant back together. The arrogant Aerialbots, unimpressed with both the Autobots and the humans they protected, refused to help their comrades in defeating the Decepticons until their group leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] showed them how Sparkplug was able to disregard his fatigue and continue repairing Omega Supreme simply because of his concern for a friend's well being. Soon afterwards, the Aerialbots were facing defeat as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at the hands of the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], when the newly repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared and helped them defeat the combiner and send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:BigBroadcast Omega Supreme attacked in rocket mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Enemy fire: tickles.]]
He transported the Autobots and the Aerialbots back to Cybertron when they detected strange energy readings emanating from the planet. The trip expended his energy so he was forced to sit out the mission. While the Autobots dealt with a [[Kronosphere|time machine]] sending the Aerialbots to the past, the Decepticons reactivated one of Omega's fellow Guardian Robots. After the Aerialbots returned from their trip through time, Silverbolt handed over some power packs they had taken from the Cybertron's Golden Age to refuel Omega. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

After the coming of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], his space transport role was fulfilled by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], though he still carried out occasional missions. He transported several Autobots to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to investigate the strange behaviour of the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. He was shot down by [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] crashing the Autobots on an asteroid. After being repaired Omega quickly turned the tide of the battle. Upon arriving on Junkion, Omega again battled the Decepticons. He was knocked down by a blast from [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s cannon mode, but recovered and battled the Decepticons until Blaster asked him to bring him to altitude to counter the Quintesson signals. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

He was off on an undescribed mission when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] acquired super-intelligence. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Omega Supreme discovered [[Protectobot (G1)|five survivors]] on the wreckage of the ancient colony world, [[Archon]]. He brought them back to Earth, where they were eventually revived by an infusion of energon from the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. They would later become known as the Protectobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/21}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Omega Supreme (at least, his rocket component) was amongst the Autobots who accompanied Optimus into Earth orbit to stop Megatron’s take-over of the ''[[Trigger]]''. They were able to repel the Decepticons from the space station in short order. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Omega Supreme's rocket component was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''Trigger'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Omega Supreme had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream’s star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''MPG'' toy bios=====
By [[2011]], Omega Supreme had retired from his role as Autobot transport for a career pivot into space exploration. The [[Trainbot]]s inherited the job. {{storylink|Shouki#MPG|''MPG'' Shouki bio}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
When the Constructicons tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] into helping them build a new Crystal City on Earth, Omega Supreme seemingly set aside his enmity against the team in favor of aiding in the reconstruction of his former home. {{storylink|Crystal City Reconstruction Project!}}

=====Metrowars=====
After a devastating battle with the [[Decepticon]]s during an energy crisis, Omega Supreme was forced to use [[Guardian robot]] components as spare parts for his own body. He apologized to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for his failure in defending him, but the city-bot took it in stride. When [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the Decepticons attacked again, the rebuilt Metroplex transformed into [[robot mode]] and Omega manned one of his cannons. After Omega Supreme pointed out that Metrotitan was reprogrammed by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], Metrotitan rejected the rumor, leading Metroplex to definitively banish the traitor from the Autobots. With the Autobots' combined efforts, the Decepticons were sent fleeing. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
While recapping Metroplex's life story to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] in the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] included the time he battled Metrotitan alongside Omega Supreme. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Omega Supreme initially supported the human efforts to harvest [[Angolmois Energy]] on Earth. It was used, in part, to create a new breed of robots known as [[Selector]]s. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} However, when the Selectors demanded freedom to make their own choices, Omega Supreme joined Autobots and Decepticons in opposing human control of the Selectors. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''====
Omega Supreme was deployed alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to defend the [[Prime Energy Tower]] of planet [[Feminia]] from the Decepticons. Together, the three giant Autobots were a match for [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had a trump card ready: [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. With a single blow from his fist, Predaking toppled Omega Supreme, Defensor, and Superion. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year [[2001]], the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Omega Supreme aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''The Animated Movie''====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Plot hole: filled in.]]
During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in [[2005]], Omega Supreme was unable to come to the aid of the stricken city, as he was defending [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against an attack by Menasor and Bruticus. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}

====''Wings Universe''====
Nine million years ago, Omega Supreme was introduced to the rest of the Constructicons by [[Hauler]], while the team was still in the process of building Crystal City. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Omega comics.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I... AM DARKWING DUCK!]]
Soon after [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brought online on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had a secret project in mind for the architect: {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} the construction of Omega Supreme. Designed to be the Autobots' last line of defense and given life by Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], Omega Supreme was unveiled in front of the Autobot rank and file. With Omega completed, they were now free to leave the base en masse to attack the Decepticons, an advantage Optimus Prime utilized immediately. As the Autobots attacked the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon headquarters]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], unaware of Omega Supreme's birth, took [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with him to attack the Ark, which he believed to be unguarded. At first Megatron underestimated the tank and rocket ship sitting outside their target, even when the tank one-shotted Skywarp with its [[laser cannon]], but then Omega Supreme transformed to robot mode and within moments destroyed all of them one by one without pause. Only Laserbeak managed to escape with a wounded Megatron back to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Early on in the first [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] encounter, the Autobots openly talked about siccing Omega Supreme on the Decepticons. And then '''never did so''', despite it being a smart idea and knowing it was an option.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''Later, believing that Optimus Prime was dead thanks a plan involving a [[facsimile construct]], Omega attended a funeral for the Autobot leader before Prime was returned to them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via the [[space bridge]].'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Omegasupreme-blasterandgrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Size: indeterminate.]]
Though Omega Supreme continued to guard the Ark, he didn't seem to stay [[Scale|quite as huge]] as he used to be. He could soon fit into the Ark, where watched with other Autobots as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] tried to repair Optimus Prime, who had fallen in battle. Prime was declared irreparable, and Omega Supreme helped install a remote-control system for the Ark's defenses so all Autobots could attend their leader's funeral. During the ceremony, Omega placed Optimus's body in his final resting place, a spaceship casket which they shot into space. Upon the Autobots' return to the Ark, they found that its defenses would not shut down; in their absence, a villainous [[Mechanic|human]] had infiltrated their base and disabled the newly installed remote-control system. Ratchet, who had stayed behind, managed to defeat the intruder, and promised to repair all damaged Autobots within the following couple of days. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} The funeral motivated Omega to work even harder so as to not let Optimus Prime down. He defended the Ark against an assault by [[Cobra]] aircraft and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. [[Serpentor]] then blew up Dirge as a demonstration of Cobra's peaceful intent and Omega ceased fire. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Omega cemented their alliance with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Cobra as the Decepticons took control of [[Power Station Alpha]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

Omega entered the Ark again when he and other high-ranking Autobots assembled to nominate Prime's replacement, and he suggested courage as a valuable trait for their imaginary candidate. When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, the Decepticon carpeted the entrance to the Ark with sonic scrambler mines, disabling Omega and the other Autobots within; Omega was thus unable to square off against the giant. Fortunately, they were rescued by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a turn of events that persuaded him, along with the other Autobots, to support Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} He later changed his mind and was amongst the Autobots that approached the deserter Blaster to take over the leadership. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} To settle the issue, Omega Supreme acted as a sort of Master of Ceremonies when Blaster and Grimlock were due to fight it out for Autobot leadership on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He had shrunk more by then, but once [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons surprise-attacked them, he seemed bigger again. Omega survived the battle seemingly uninjured. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It: Over 9000.]]
Omega traveled with the rest of the Autobots to the [[Arctic]] to investigate a distress signal sent by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Soon, they were ambushed by two Decepticon armies, and Buzzsaw [[Mortar cannon|cannon-blasted]] Omega Supreme—and Omega actually seemed to be getting knocked over. This was all revealed as a plot by Starscream to divert both factions away from his attempts to absorb the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Omega traveled to [[Buenos Aires]] as part of a team led jointly by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. When Fortress Maximus was in danger, he jumped to his rescue—however, the Underbase-powered Starscream, recalling his earlier defeat at Omega's hands, gleefully killed him. {{storylink|Dark Star}} {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

Ratchet was tormented by his inability to repair all of the Autobots under his care, to the extent that the medic started to have nightmares about Omega Supreme and various other deactivated Autobots reviving as [[zombie]]s to kill him for his failures. Ratchet's nightmares came true for a short while, when the Decepticon [[Sports Car Patrol]] managed to infiltrate the Ark and took control of the damaged Autobots' bodies to torment him. When this failed to make Ratchet snap completely, the Decepticons' plan was abandoned and Omega Supreme was shut down once more. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

''Omega was repaired in time for the [[Transformer]]s' [[1989]] [[Christmas]] party, where he joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and Grimlock behind the sofa in scowling at [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]].'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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[[File:Omega supreme big broadcast of 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
In an alternate future of [[2006]], Omega Supreme flew a group of Autobots to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to investigate some strange goings-on there. Several aliens had been affected by a subliminal broadcast emanating from the planet, causing them to gather in its orbit and duke it out between themselves. Omega Supreme fought off several of the alien spacecrafts that were attacking his fellow Autobots. He also battled with "[[Scourge (G1)|Sweeps]]" and helped disrupt the [[Quintesson]] hypnosis signal by flying [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the air to broadcast soothing music. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Omega supreme destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|Return: EPIC.]]
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s were unleashed on the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Omega Supreme was activated by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] to take care of the menacing pests. Soundwave ordered [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] to take him out with prejudice. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Omega proved more than capable of resisting the gestalt, however; as [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] defeated Bludgeon and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] (under the command of Starscream) destroyed the ''[[Warworld]]'', Omega blasted Monstructor into many little bits. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TheOmegaEffect OmegaSupreme Sunstorm Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Starscream's pants: soiled]]
Some time after the departure of the Ark, Omega Supreme and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] were part of one of the last Autobot space programs, tasked with containing the expansion of the Decepticons to other worlds and, more importantly, to find [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the Ark. The two eventually parted ways with the other members of the operation, [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] and [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]], in order to investigate a beacon emanating from the [[Solar System|Sol System]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Jetfire and Omega detected what they thought was the energy signature of the Ark, only to be attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|a mysterious, powerful assailant]] and ultimately ended up buried under Antarctica on Earth. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} Millions of years later, Jetfire remotely reactivated Omega Supreme in an attempt to defeat the powerful and insane [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Though Omega Supreme managed to capture the weakened Sunstorm thanks to Ratchet's energy siphon, Starscream destroyed the device to enable his own escape, reactivating Sunstorm and truly commencing the battle between the two powerhouses. Omega was ultimately successful in overpowering Sunstorm in a straight fight, but when he retracted his damaged visor in order to examine his quarry, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him off line. {{Storylink|The Omega Effect}} Omega rebooted as [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and Jetfire came upon him, and explained what had transpired in his confrontation against Sunstorm to them. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} While he was recuperating from his damage, he shared Cliffjumper's concerns over the danger their friends were in and how useless they felt. {{Storylink|Atonement}} Omega later recovered and helped the Autobots in building [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar3 OmegaSupreme Sixshot Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Characteristic speech pattern: averted.]]
Omega Supreme served as security during an Autobot peace ceremony on Cybertron. When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked, he transformed and shot down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but soon found himself surrounded by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} The combined might of the three giants was too much for Omega, who was defeated and almost crushed a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] as he fell to the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

Following the defeat of Serpent O.R. and the Decepticon army, Omega Supreme helped repair damaged buildings in [[Capitol City]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
* ''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|''Stormbringer'' #1]] (cameo); [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]] (full)
[[File:Unicron-3-OmegaSentinelsTogether.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Apocalypse: Now.]]
Leader of the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]], Omega Supreme was an extremely ancient Transformer, hailing from the time of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] in the planet's largely-forgotten past. Following the formation of the [[Thirteen]], the bestial [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] masterminded a Cybertronian [[expansion]] across the universe. Bound by honor to follow the will of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], Supreme led his Sentinels in making first contact with the planet [[Antilla]], laying waste to the planet at Onyx's command and driving the [[Antillan]]s to the brink of extinction. In retaliation, the Antillans constructed [[Talisman (G1)|a machine]] that eventually warped their lifeless world into [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], much to Omega's regret and horror. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

[[File:Monstructor and Omega Supreme Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
During the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Omega served as the guardian of the subterranean [[Crystal City]], protecting a lone [[Titan (group)|Titan]] that lay slumbering beneath the city's foundations. When war erupted between the Cybertronians on the surface, Omega abstained from entering the conflict, holding true to his vigil. Eventually, a leader named [[Nova Prime]] brought the war to an end, and soon discovered Crystal City and Omega while searching for ways to bring peace and prosperity back to the planet. Approving of his goals, Omega allied with him and helped raise Crystal City back to the surface, but he did not entirely trust Nova and his plans to spread his influence to other worlds, and kept [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]'s existence a secret. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} During this time, Omega was an expert on metaphysics who would teach his fellow Cybertronians on the subject: [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] claimed to have studied under him, {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} and he was likely the namesake of the thought experiment known as "Omega's Conundrum". {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Eventually, Omega's caution proved warranted when [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] alerted him to the fact that Nova Prime and his scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had created the horrific combiner, [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]—the first step towards their goal of eliminating all free will. Omega attacked the beast and battled with it while Nova Prime and his followers departed on their mission of conquest aboard the first [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and eventually subdued it. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:OmegaSupreme SpotlightPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Privacy: Requested. Expurgation: Imminent.]]
With Nova Prime's departure and the destruction of Crystal City, Omega Supreme handed the duty of guarding Metrotitan over to Dai Atlas, {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} sealed Monstructor in a dimensionally-displaced prison, {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and withdrew to the remote [[Grav-Haraan glacier]] to stand watch for Nova, intending to destroy him on his return. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Millions of years later he was discovered by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] who, after proving to be [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] by his possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], told him Nova had been lost in space long ago. Relieved of his duties, Omega agreed to follow the new Matrix-bearer back to civilization. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} He had trouble adapting to society after his years of solitary vigilance, however, and merely took on a similar role: silently guarding Optimus Prime's quarters. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} When the Decepticons attacked Iacon, Optimus Prime ordered Omega Supreme into battle, and although he was hesitant to go to war against fellow Cybertronians, he complied after recognizing Optimus's potential for greatness and the Decepticons' similarities to Nova Prime. The Decepticons tried keep him from joining the battle with a strategic bombardment, {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} but he was saved by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field and went on to fight them. During the battle he took out the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], preventing them from interfering with Optimus's battle with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

At some point in the war, Omega Supreme left Cybertron behind and entered seclusion in a specially-shielded artificial asteroid within the [[Muta-Gaath Nebula]]. His existence remained known to the Transformers on Cybertron and he was nominally aligned with the Autobots, though in an advisory capacity, not participating in the combat itself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] threatened to destroy the planet, however, Omega joined the allied forces of the Autobots and Decepticons to stop him, alongside Optimus Prime, Megatron, and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

[[File:Omega Supreme Spotlight Hardhead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Centuries later, Optimus Prime came to Omega's asteroid to consult the ancient sentinel on Nova Prime. It was while Optimus was present that Monstructor attacked, having at last escaped his imprisonment and seeking revenge against Omega. Informing Optimus of his history with Nova and Monstructor, Omega provided the Autobot leader with information on Monstructor's weak spot, enabling him to defeat the gestalt, though Prime condemned him for attempting to play god by simply locking them away. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Some time later, when the [[Dead Universe]] Transformers began attacking the Autobots, Omega confirmed the identities of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] for [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]], informing him that they too were members of Nova Prime's Ark crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[File:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|RAAAAAIIIID?!]]
When Decepticons initiated a [[Surge (event)|galaxy-wide assault]] on all Autobot outposts, pushing their enemies to the brink of extinction, Omega Supreme was also targeted, but his power proved too much for the Decepticons to handle. Around a year after this "Surge", Omega followed a distress call sent by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] to Cybertron, arriving just in time to turn the tide of a battle between the Autobot survivors camped out on the planet and the feral [[Insecticon swarm]] stalking them. Apologizing for taking so long, Omega assumed his rocket mode at Optimus Prime's request, and ferried the Autobots to Earth for a confrontation with Megatron and the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} During the battle that followed in New York City, Omega engaged the new Decepticon combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} moving their fight out to Liberty Island to minimize collateral damage. Notionally, that is—Omega won the bout when he pushed Devastator against the [[Statue of Liberty]] and took him out with a blast to the midsection, which also destroyed Lady Liberty. Whoops. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Movieverse redesign: funky]]
Omega remained on Earth with the other Autobots during the two years that followed the New York battle, hiding out in a remote canyon in base mode. When Optimus Prime surrendered to the forces of [[Skywatch]] and Autobot leadership was divided between Hot Rod and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]], the two new leaders had different plans for Omega. Hot Rod approached him with the proposal that they use his rocket mode to get off the planet, but Omega refused, both because he lacked the fuel, and because he was insistent upon staying on Earth as long as Optimus Prime remained there. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Bumblebee then hid him from Skywatch by having him relocate to a cramped cave, which Omega—now too low on energon to even transform into base mode—found extremely uncomfortable. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} Omega was later present at the cave's opening when [[Gordon Horiuchi]] made a visit to repair Bumblebee's supposedly damaged killswitch board. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} After Horiuchi's scheme to control the Autobots was thwarted with the help of [[Daniel Klonowski]], Omega Supreme was present when Bumblebee's new, more powerful body was unveiled. {{Storylink|Wings of Wax}}

A few months later after an alliance had been formed between the Autobots and Skywatch, the Decepticons returned to Earth and wrecked their headquarters, a Skywatch base. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had the place evacuated and tried to regroup at Omega Supreme, still hiding in the desert. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} After some trouble along the way, the Autobots reached their destination and made Omega's base mode their new headquarters. When Megatron let himself get captured, he was imprisoned inside Omega Supreme, who was ordered to transform and crush him in the process if he tried to escape. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Omega Supreme rocket Chaos Theory 1.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
When the Autobots learned that Cybertron had become habitable once again only for Galvatron to occupy it, they elected to return to their home planet on Omega Supreme. Charged up with whatever energy Skywatch could offer and a fuel cell invented by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Omega's rocket mode carried most of Optimus Prime's Autobots and the captive Megatron into space, while his base mode remained on Earth with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}} When Optimus Prime wanted to have a private chat with Megatron, Omega shut off the viewscreens to the room to prevent the other Autobots from peeping, and he also cut the power to the [[variable voltage harness]] when Optimus lost patience and almost killed Megatron with it. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}}

[[File:Omega Supreme Kings.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Upon arriving at Cybertron, Omega Supreme was ordered to remain in orbit while the Autobots went down to the surface. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} With Rodimus captaining him, he participated in the battle against Galvatron's weaponized [[Kimia Facility]], but when the Autobot air forces failed to damage it, he and Rodimus agreed that their only choice was for Omega to ram it. However, just as they were about to, Kimia suddenly exploded from internal sabotage, damaging Omega's rocket mode and forcing him to land on Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Unable to take off, he was easy prey for a [[Deceptigod|gigantic monster]] created out of Galvatron's entire army, which attacked and ripped the rocket in half. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} This caused pain to his other half on Earth, where he had to report to Bumblebee that their former ally [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] had fled the premises. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

Omega's base and tank components continued to serve as the Earth-bound Autobots' headquarters. After Bumblebee managed to defeat all five Stunticons on his own, he had Ultra Magnus put his captives in one of Omega's prisoner holds. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:Omega Supreme on Cybertron The Autonomy Lesson.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Once the Autobots had won the battle on Cybertron and abandoned Earth, Omega Supreme's rocket was repaired and the rest of him returned home as well. He was still recharging three weeks later and thus couldn't help put down a [[NAIL]] riot, forcing the Autobots to get the Decepticons' help instead. Rodimus wanted to use Omega in the search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], but Bumblebee wouldn't let him. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] broke one of Omega's walls while returning from exploring Cybertron's hostile surface, but was assured that it'd grow back. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

When word reached Omega that [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]—who had long since left Cybertron along with Dai Atlas–had returned and promptly died, he spoke to [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] about what the Titan had said before he perished. The titan had dubbed [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] the Cybertronian who would unite their race, calling many of Metalhawk's beliefs into question, and Omega concluded that the Titan's purpose had been to foster that sense of uncertainty to open the way for change. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} [[File:Metalhawk and Omega Supreme Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|left|200px]] Starscream approached him in a televised interview to ask if he had anything to add about the Titan's claims, but he refused to comment. Soon after their talk, a massive explosion struck Omega Supreme, nearly killing him and causing outrage among the public, who revered him as their ancient protector. With Omega on life support, the Autobots and neutrals blamed the Decepticons in general for the attack, while Starscream's own primary suspect was [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}
''Outside of Omega Supreme's shattered head, a seemingly-inactive robot matching Omega's "Omega Spreem" incarnation can be seen. Your guess is as good as ours.''

[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] drove past the defeated giant as he lay comatose in the streets where he'd fallen. {{storylink|The Verge}} The true culprit behind the attack later turned out to be a mind-controlled Prowl, whose motive had been to eliminate the one Autobot capable of standing up to Megatron's new Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Eventually, all Autobots and Decepticons were exiled from Iacon by Starscream, who promised the Autobots that the NAILs would repair Omega Supreme before giving him the choice to either renounce the Autobot cause or join the others in exile. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

Six months later, Omega Supreme was still undergoing repairs in a facility alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} He remained comatose through the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] and the ''next'' Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attacked [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Bumblebee ventured inside the planet-eater and found a ruined Omega Sentinel. Convinced that the ancient guardians might have knowledge about the Chaos Bringer, the yellow minibot sought out Omega Supreme's comatose form. Though initially hoping to use [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s telepathy and only having come to check on the ancient bot's state, Bumblebee somehow mind-melded with Omega Supreme. With the last of his strength, Omega imparted onto Bumblebee what knowledge he had on Unicron's past before he finally succumbed to his injuries and perished. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} His body was destroyed soon after by Unicron, along with the rest of Cybertron. {{storylink|Road's End}}

When Soundwave utilized the [[Enigma of Combination]] to connect to the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], Omega Supreme appeared as one of the departed [[sparks]] that beckoned the Decepticon to join them while they sent their strength to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|200px|Adorableness: achieved.]]
After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]]. In thanks, Megatron hosted a gathering in the base, which Omega Supreme attended. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFVsJoeOmegaSupreme.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Life: highway. Riding all night long: desired.]]
According to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s drawing of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s exile from Cybertron, Prime departed with help from Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} He later hid himself on Earth in the form of a road called "Highway Omega", only revealing himself once some [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] were attacked by Decepticons and [[Cobra]] while driving on him. After taking out [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Viper (CW)|Viper]], Omega announced that he had heard the call to fight for his homeworld and transformed into rocket mode, returning to Cybertron and unintentionally bringing the Joes along. In space he ran into [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and the two old rivals fought until they crashed on Cybertron's surface where Omega was able to restrain his nemesis. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} He went on to participate in the joint Autobot-Joe assault on the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Siege-Omega-Supreme-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Omega Supreme's function was City Defender, and he was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Space Command Transport Captain]] {{storylink|#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy}} (or maybe a Ground Command Engineering Specialist).{{storylink|War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' webpage}} During the war for Cybertron, Omega Supreme was dispatched to the location where [[Crystal City]] once stood. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan-1 Data Files}}
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Silverstein]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Marco Wittorf]] (German), [[Samir Murad]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Santos Alberto]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:WFC-S Omega Supreme in mist.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Omegas in the mist.]]
When the war between the Autobots and Decepticons began, the Guardians refused to get involved. Later, Optimus Prime summoned the Guardians for their assistance but, in spite of his pleas, the giants continued to hold their neutral stance. As Optimus Prime left, Omega Supreme watched from the mist. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}} In the name of Cybertron, Omega Supreme came to the Autobots' assistance by holding off the Decepticons as the ''Ark'' pursued the [[AllSpark]] through a Space bridge. When the bridge exploded, Omega vanished in the blast. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

[[File:WarForCybertronSiege Ep6.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Surprise: immediate!]]
He reemerged to fight alongside [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]]'s Autobots for a time but disappeared following the fall of [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} A hologram in Omega Supreme's likeness was created by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] to distract [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] from attacking [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], during the skirmish in [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} During a raid on the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]], suspecting that she was being watched, bluffed that Omega Supreme and the Guardians were on stand-by for an attack, the falsehood luring out the cloaked [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
Omega Supreme was an old friend of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. Upon returning from his mission to find [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Ultra Magnus attempted to hail Omega Supreme but did not receive a response.{{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}}

===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no.13 - OmegaFliesOver.jpg|200px|thumb|right]]
In a phenomenon that only occured every 200 years, Omega Supreme would fly over Cybertron and its moons. One particular instance of this was witnessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Ulchtar]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], and [[Genvo]]. Ulchtar detonated a grenade to catch the titan's attention, waving at him, with Omega waving back. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 13|Transformers #13}}

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==Commercial appearances==
* Starscream and Thrust happened upon the "Autobots' defense base" in the middle of a desert, unaware that the installation was really Omega Supreme in disguise. Omega Supreme rectified this by transforming and counter-attacking the two Decepticon jets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Omega Supreme|Omega Supreme commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
Omega Supreme was once friends with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] but they had a falling out of some sort. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Omega Supreme commanded a special escort mission tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} After the Decepticons coated themselves with [[Electrum]], Omega Supreme still thought he could crush them with superior firepower, but he was quickly proven wrong. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}

In the chaos following Optimus and Megatron's clash during a battle in Autobot City, Omega Supreme arrived with reinforcements, including [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. The newcomers were able to bring some order to the battle. {{storylink|The Omega Corps}}

Learning that the Constructicons were working on an asteroid, Omega Supreme rushed off to attack them and inadvertently released a huge space beast. After helping defend [[San Diego]] from the beast, Omega and his fellow Autobots took the surviving Constructicons into custody. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Omega Supreme Earth Wars.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]‎

A long time ago Omega Supreme departed Cybertron and somehow ended up on Earth. In the present day the Autobots contacted Chromia for the location of the dormant Autobot in order to defeat Deathsaurus and his new combiner. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Slumbering Giants}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:BombSupreme.jpeg|thumb|200px]]
{{main|Bomb (AB)#As Omega Supreme}}
A rather small version of Omega Supreme portrayed by Bomb helps demolishing towers on [[Piggy Island]]. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Omega Supreme was one of the largest Autobots in active duty. Despite his size and vast arsenal of weapons, Prime rarely called upon his services; when he did, Omega knew that the situation must be dire indeed. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

After the introduction of [[combiner]] technology at the height of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Autobots were forced to protect their few Titans, including [[Rails]] and Omega Supreme, from Decepticon aggression. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1OmegaSupreme toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Little yellow clips: misplaced.]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Omega Supreme''' (Motorized Defense Base, 1985)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

: Released in the second year of the US [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]], Omega Supreme transforms into three individual components simultaneously: a large rocket base, a rocket and a Cybertronian tank. Omega Supreme's "transformation" involves very little manipulation of his moving parts, in fact, the only part that transforms is his main body/tank. Instead, it is achieved by disassembling him into his component pieces, which are then put back together in a different configuration. The tank forms his main body, the rocket forms his forearms, the track makes up most of his legs, while the gantry forms his feet and backpack, with extra track parts forming wings. The torso features a [[Battery-powered motor|battery-operated motor]] which propels the tank around the track as its turret spins and flashes with orange light, or allows Omega to walk (very slowly) forward in robot mode. This motor is extremely susceptible to failure.

: Normally it's not possible to have every part of the rails attached to him if one follows the instructions and animation model, but by arranging the "wings" into an "X" shape on his back, one can store all of his parts in robot mode.

: Omega Supreme was one of several toys licensed by [[Hasbro]] from a company other than [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. In this case, Omega was licensed from a company called [[Toybox]], who also would provide [[Sky Lynx (G1)#The Transformers|Sky Lynx]] the following year. As a consequence, Omega Supreme was never released in the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European]] or [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Japanese]] toylines... at least, during the original 1980s run.

::* ''[https://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-bases-omega-supreme/548/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Omega Supreme at Transformerland.com]''
::* ''[https://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1-toy OmegaSpreem.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Identity: specious. Colors: [[Neon|abrasive]].]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Omega Spreem''' {{sic}} (Action Master Elite, 1991)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': Gun/tread unit
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the seventh year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the first year following the end of the US line), "Omega Spreem" is an [[Action Master Elite]], the only variety of [[Action Master]]s that could actually transform into an (admittedly tenuous) alternate mode; Omega turns into a really awkward Cybertronian "laser tank". A push-button on Omega's butt spins his upper body around, which in tank mode means the upper "turret" spins like a drill. Despite having a gun on the back of his head, there is not enough clearance for his head to fold down far enough to make it point forward in vehicle mode. Due to his "transformation," he is one of the most articulated Action Masters, featuring universal shoulder joints, a wrist bend, an upwards neck joint (though at the price of a sideways neck joint), and even a waist swivel, though it's pretty loose. Like the other Action Master Elites, Spreem has universal joints rather than the standard Action Master rubber bands in his hips, making him significantly more durable in that department. Spreem is also the heftiest of the four Elites, who are already slightly larger in every direction than regular Action Masters, having a torso almost twice as thick as a regular Action Master.

: There is a minor variant to this toy, having either a thin gun barrel on the back of his head or a shortened, thicker barrel. Good luck.

: Like the other Action Master Elites, he was only released in Europe and Australasia. As such, he can command some pretty exorbitant prices for a complete, clean figure, even loose. Also like the other Elite figures, his gimmick can be prone to breakage, so be careful. He's gonna be a bear to replace.

: "Omega Spreem" is one possible transliteration of the Katakana (a Japanese syllabary used for foreign words and names) spelling of "Omega Supreme", suggesting that the error could have resulted from the name [[Japanese language|going from English to Japanese and then back to English again]]. ''Why'' it would have gone through this rigmarole, however, is unknown. The ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' book reveals more details for how this might have happened, without really ''explaining'' it: the design artwork for an unreleased standard (''not'' Elite) Action Master Omega Supreme has his name written (correctly) on the top of the sheet in big black marker. However, there's also an illustrator's note written in very small pen/pencil next to the toy's design artwork, which misspells the character's name as "Omega Spreem", despite the correct spelling being in giant text directly above it (though to be fair, it's possible that the black marker text was added after the fact).

::* ''[https://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/OmegaSpreem/omegaspreem.htm More information on Omega Spreem at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Omega Supreme''' (2008)}}</ul>
:* ''ID number'': '''9'''
:* ''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

: In June 2008, TakaraTomy released the toy for the first time in Japan as part of their ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. This new release was slightly [[retool]]ed to have a face (well, the top half of one) in the tank turret which becomes his head, although this ends up looking odd in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

: This retooled version was later [[redeco]]ed as a [[Guardian robot#Collector's Edition|Guardian robot]] (aka "GADEP"), available through the online [[e-HOBBY]] store.

::* ''[https://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on ''Encore'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:* ''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:* ''Voted'': The Athlete

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Omega Supreme is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based, but he has a cartoon-based face design. While he lacks wings, he has white clip-on tank treads, plus rather than normal Kreon hands, he has a big claw and a 1x1 cone-piece to replicate the original toy's rocket-part arms.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFCS29-Titan-Omega-Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Tax return: yet to arrive.]]
<ul class ="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Omega Supreme''' (Titan Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:* ''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S29'''
:* ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-39'''
:* ''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 26]], 2019
:* ''Hidden message code'': '''CRYSTALCITY'''
:* ''Accessories'': [[Micromaster]] [[Countdown (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Countdown]], 7 [[Fire Blast effect]]s, 2 track/wing pieces
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Omega Supreme is a huge Titan Class figure that transforms into a rocket base and comes with [[Countdown (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Countdown]]. His tank component can store a vehicle mode Micromaster in a front hatchway, with a track upscaled to the point that a deluxe class figure can roll on it. A robot mode Micromaster can fit in a space at the top of the rocket, with plenty of spaces in his general body for smaller figures. Like most ''Siege'' figures, Omega features extensive articulation and numerous [[5 mm post|5mm holes]] across his body to accommodate the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and his large size means you can overload his arsenal.

: The tank mode can elevate its central turret as well as two smaller side cannons - however, once clipped into place against the robot head the turret cannot spin. The robot head has a very small faux tank cannon attached to the back of it, which can be folded out of sight.

: Omega's track pieces use [[A.I.R. Lock System]] connectors to attach to his main body. Additional A.I.R. Lock connectors can be found at the ends of the ramps on his thighs as well as on flip-out black pieces on his legs/gray track segments. He also features ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' compatible connectors on the outer circumference of his tracks, though only [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]] (or [[Grand Maximus#Legends|Grand Maximus]]) has ramps that can reach them at a flat level. Other figures have to be boosted or have their ramps bent.

: While Omega does sport 'battle damage' paint operations on his limbs like most other toys from his subline, on him the effect is much tamer than usual, being limited to faded 'burn' marks around six ports (two on each arm, one on each leg) that accommodate the 'Fire Blast' effects simulating blaster fire. Notably, Omega is also the first Titan Class toy to not feature any [[sticker]]s of both the customer-applied and factory-applied variety.

: When transforming Omega Supreme's arms into rocket mode, the instructions say to collapse the forearms towards the shoulder section before closing the quarter-circular panels. However, the toy is designed to have the quarter-circular panels closed first. Then, line up the arrows on the forearms with the corresponding arrows on those panels, then collapse the forearms in towards the shoulders and rotate them in the indicated direction to lock them in place.

: This figure was [[redeco]]ed into [[Guardian robot#Generations Selects|Guardian robot]].

: Omega Supreme was reissued exclusively to [[BigBadToyStore]] in [[2024]] with preorders listed on October 21st of that year.

::* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy65-NPwDWo Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
::* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIjeeBa7xlw Ten facts of ''Siege'' Omega Supreme at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stick: Given. Stick: DON'T GIVE HIM THE STICK]]
* '''Omega Supreme''' (2001)
** ''Act'': '''5'''
** ''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Omega Supreme was available in "Act 5" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line (which, oddly, centered around ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'', a series which Omega Supreme was not part of). Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: Omega lacks the face-canopy, and has a... very unfortunate face.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Omega Supreme came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|BlackZarak]] collectible "build-a-figure". This part could be either full-color or clear plastic, packed at an equal ratio of 4:4.

::* ''[https://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/SCFOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
::* ''[https://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on pewter Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH]]
* '''Omega Supreme''' (2003)

: Part of the fifth and final (normal) wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'', Omega Supreme is a redeco of the ''Super Collection Figure'' release (above), given a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head. This means his entire head-gun is clear-blue rather than red.

: Omega was, unlike the Japanese figure, sold on an individual blister card with a collector's card. He also came with the torso of the [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

::* ''[https://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HoCOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
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===Diamond Select===
[[File:Ark Globe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Appearance: cameo. Residuals: minimal.]]
* '''Autobot Snow Globe''' (2007)

: Omega Supreme appears as part of the base of this snow globe, sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and sold by [[Diamond Select Toys]].

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[[File:Omega statue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Pose: [[Pat Lee#Transformers by Dreamwave|Dreamwave]]. Knees: buckling.]]
* '''Omega Supreme Statue''' (2008)

: Omega Supreme was released as a statue in 2008 by Diamond Select Toys. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Omega Supreme, Autobot Defense Base''' (2019)
** '''Wave 2P'''
** ''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
** ''Card Number: '''''P2'''
** ''Stars: ''19

: Omega Supreme, Autobot Defense Base was released exclusively in the February 2019 Loot Crate.

: The card's artwork is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

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[[File:W4CaptainOmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
* '''Captain Omega Supreme, Transport-City Defender''' (2019)
** ''Stars: ''22
** '''Omega Supreme(Base), Transport-City Defender'''
*** '''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
*** ''Rarity: '''''RT'''
*** ''Card Number: '''''T13/T52'''
*** ''Stars: ''8
** '''Omega Supreme(Spaceship), Transport-City Defender'''
*** '''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
*** ''Rarity: '''''RT'''
*** ''Card Number: '''''T14/T52'''
*** ''Stars: ''7
** '''Omega Supreme(Tank)//Transport•City Defender'''
*** '''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
*** ''Rarity: '''''RT'''
*** ''Card Number: '''''T15/T52'''
*** ''Stars: ''7

: Captain Omega Supreme, Transport-City Defender was released as part of Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. This version of Omega Supreme begins the game as three separate cards in Alt Mode, one depicting his tank portion. one depicting his spaceship portion, and the third depicting his base portion. Once the player's opponent shuffles their deck, Omega Supreme's Alt Mode components combine into one Combiner Mode, depicting Omega Supreme's robot mode.

: Captain Omega Supreme, Transport-City Defender's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Omega Supreme toy, with the Combiner Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging. The Alt Mode components all received original art (really just a single piece of art with each card focusing on a different component), with line-art by [[Andrew Griffith]].

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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime-1-Studio-WFC-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Megatron''' (<s>2022</s>)
** ''ID Number'': '''PMTF-06UT'''

: A statue based on [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]]'s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon by [[Prime 1 Studio]]. The exclusive version includes a defeated Omega Supreme as part of the statue's base.

: This item was canceled due to the combination of rising production costs and insufficient preorders.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Devastator and Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
* '''Omega Supreme & Devastor Set''' ([[August 14]], [[2023]])
** ''ID number:'' '''55 & 56'''

: Released as part of the eighth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Omega Supreme and "[[Devastator (G1)|Devastor]]" along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::* ''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#55|Translation of Omega Supreme's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
===Toy origins===
[[File:ToyboxMechabot-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Repaint]]: [[Black redeco|black]].]]
* Unlike the bulk of early Transformers that drew their molds from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' toys, Omega Supreme's original form was "Super Change Robo Mechabot-1", produced by a company called [[Toybox]]. Toybox did not actually design Omega Supreme, instead commissioning his design, along with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], from Takara's then-rival Tomy. As mentioned above, he was not released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run. As a result of the merger of Takara and Tomy in 2006, the merged company was able to release the figure under the ''Transformers'' brand for the first time in Japan, as part of the ''Encore'' line.
* Similar to [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Notes|Shockwave]] and his [[pre-Transformer]] predecessor "Astro Magnum", Omega Supreme/Mechabot-1 also saw a plethora of licensed versions released in various international (in his case, all of them European) markets concurrently with Hasbro's Transformers version, during a weird transitional phase when different companies' versions were influencing each other. Overall, there are two main color variants: Toybox's Mechabot-1 colors and Hasbro's Omega Supreme colors.<ref name="mechabot-1">[https://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2015/03/grandstand-convertors-omegatron.html "Grandstand Convertors: Omegatron, Mechabot-1 & Omega Supreme"] at the Soundwave's Oblivion blog.</ref> Due to these licensed releases, Omega Supreme was not released as part of Hasbro's ''Transformers'' line in these markets.
** In the United Kingdom, a company named Grandstand released the figure in its original "Mechabot-1" colors as part of its ''Convertors'' line, under the name "Omegatron".
** In Germany, a company named GAMA releasd the figure in its original "Mechabot-1" colors under the name "Trans Robot". The overall packaging design was the same one used for Toybox's original "Mechabot-1" version (down to the photos used), but the "Trans Robot" logo took some very obvious cues from Hasbro's "Transformers" logo. Additionally, the tank's long barrel was crudely cut off and replaced by a new radar dish accessory, presumably because German kids at the time weren't supposed to play with war toys.
** In Italy, [[GiG]] released the figure in its Hasbro colors as part of their ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} line, under the name "Megarobot". The packaging design was directly based on Hasbro's packaging for Omega Supreme, the only GiG ''Trasformer'' release without the official ''Transformers'' branding to do so.
** Lastly, in France, a company named [[Orli Jouet]] released the figure in its Hasbro colors as part of a line named "Robotrack", under the name "Mecabot". Like with GiG's "Megarobot", the packaging design was directly based on Hasbro's packaging for Omega Supreme; what's more, the toy was actually manufactured in Italy, possibly as part of a partnership with GiG, and on top of that, the official TV commercial for the figure actually ''used footage from Hasbro's ''Transformers'' commercial for Omega Supreme!''

===Other===
* According to [[Bob Budiansky]]'s notes at [[BotCon 2010]], Omega Supreme was originally going to be named '''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'''. Why the name changed is uncertain, but since it was later applied to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the [[The Planet-Eater!|Marvel adaptation]] of the ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers]]'' movie before being used on the Headmaster, it seems someone ''really'' wanted to use it.
* Omega Supreme's name could be translated as "Last of the Best"; given his role as the "last line of defense", this is appropriate.
* Omega Supreme's voice in the cartoon is a combination of a downwards pitch shift and short delay, the echo effect in particular making his voice more "cavernous" sounding. Well, he is big.
* In the cartoon, Omega Supreme can launch his rocket into space, leaving the remaining parts behind at his launch base, and then transform fully back to [[robot mode]] even though the majority of his body parts are separated from the rocket by a good planetary diameter or two (if not several light years). Indeed, sometimes his base mode is seen to be inexplicably awaiting his rocket mode at his destination, leading some to speculate that Omega (rather implausibly) has duplicate body parts on some other planets, "just in case". Some [[fanon]] alternatively holds that in cases such as these, Omega's non-rocket parts actually use [[Size changing|size-changing technology]] to shrink down and travel as cargo inside his rocket mode, which are then disgorged and enlarged before landing. Another theory is that the base is transported to [[Unspace|subspace]], as some believe happens with Optimus Prime's trailer. Whatever helps you sleep at night...
* Although over half of the episodes from the Generation 1 cartoon featuring Omega were written by [[David Wise]] (including his showcase episode, "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), don't let that fool you into thinking Wise had a soft spot for Omega—he really didn't like him! In fact, the uncharacteristic eloquence displayed by Omega in "Secret" was actually a script error by Wise, who was unaware of Omega's trademark speech pattern and wrote the episode with normal dialogue. Script editors had to add in lines about Omega being able to talk normally when he wanted to make it work without a wholesale rewrite.<ref>[https://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Moonbase 2 interview with David Wise]</ref>
[[File:JoemegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Declarative: YO JOE!]]
* At JoeCon 2011, Hasbro's [[Rik Alvarez]] hosted a "Treasures from the Hasbro Archives" panel, where he revealed that he had then-recently found a box in the company archives containing an assortment of artwork, concept boards, and proposals for what "could have been" in a series of Transformers/[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] crossovers. Of these concepts, the only one shown at the panel were parts of an Omega Supreme that had been redecoed and intended for release in the G.I. Joe toyline (this was later shown again at [[BotCon 2011]], though no photos were allowed then). Whether these redecoed parts were intended for use as a "crossover" G.I. Joe/Transformers character or as a non-living G.I. Joe vehicle was unsaid, as was ''when'' this toy was proposed.
* According to the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of Marvel UK issue #285, "[[External Forces!]]", Omega is tougher than a "block of triple-strength [[durabyllium]] steel."
* Like all non-toy robot Kreons in these ''Kre-O'' online manga (at least, ones that didn't exist ''yet''), Omega Supreme is made from existing Kre-O parts. His exact construction is mostly concealed, but the comic design uses the diver helmet from ''Kre-O'' Battleship... which the later actual Kreon Omega would do!
* In [[2015]], Hasbro started a [[Fan polls|poll]] on their Facebook page on which of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and Omega Supreme fans would want as the next Titan Class figure in the ''Generations'' toyline after ''Thrilling 30'' [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]]. [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]] won and got a toy in ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', but Omega also eventually got a new toy as well in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]''.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Omega Supreme''' (オメガ・スプリーム ''Omega Supurīmu'')
* ''Hungarian:'' '''Szuper Omega'''
* ''Italian:'' '''Megarobot'''
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Omega''' (Taiwan, 奧米加 ''Àomǐjiā''), '''Dàlì Jīngāng''' (China, 大力金刚, "Powerful Vajra")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''Ômega Supremo'''
* ''Russian:'' '''Omegator''' (Омегатор)
* ''Ukrainian:'' '''Omega Velychnyi''' (Омега Величний, "Grand Omega")

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://news.tfw2005.com/2008/01/28/japanese-hobby-magazine-scans-for-january-2008-164116 Interview with Junichi Ishikawa, who was in charge of designing Omega Supreme and Sky Lynx at Tomy, detailing the story of how their Encore reissues came to be.]

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:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Wheeljackg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! I built a machine that builds machines that build catapults! Come see! Yeah, we can wait for Ratchet...]]
'''Wheeljack''' is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. His constant need to invent increasingly complex devices stems from his desire to improve the Autobots' tech, but as a result he's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.

He is, however, not a ''complete'' nerd. As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road: there are few stunts he can't pull off, and he loves to show off his driving skills as much as he does his inventions. He is, however, a little less confident when it comes to [[flight|flying]], which he accomplishes using solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.

As an [[Action Master]] Wheeljack utilizes another of his inventions, the dual-mode [[Turbo Racer]], to get around quickly. In some universes he can [[Combiner|combine]] with his fellow Autobots to form [[Sky Reign]].

{{bigquote|It sure is nice when one of my inventions actually works!|Wheeljack on his track record|"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Wheeljack-spacehikers02.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

One of the Autobot elite, Wheeljack was a crewmember aboard the Ark who wound up in [[stasis lock]] for four million years on Earth. Upon reactivation in [[1984]], the scientist largely kept to the spacecraft, serving as the engineering officer for whomever commanded the Autobots until he was counted as one of the many casualties of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Underbase]] fuelled rampage.

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] arrived to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was among those revived by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]], living to see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] defeat the Chaos Bringer and end the war with the aid of the [[Last Autobot]].

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Shockblastcannon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Good news, everyone! I'm in terrible pain!]]

{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Part of the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Wheeljack served as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s top scientist during the early years of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict on Earth. His creations tended to backfire on him, such as the unruly Dinobots. His inventions also tended to backfire on him, such as his Immobilizer. And everything else tended to explode on him (''see image at left''). Regardless, he remained Prime's top scientist until his death in 2005 during the [[Battle of Autobot City]].

In a splinter timeline, Wheeljack would have better luck with his inventions and his survival, escaping his supposed death in 2005. That same year, he received a new [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] body, but lost it due to time travel. In 2011, he joined the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to assist Autobots caught in the destruction of Cybertron. Then, in 2015, he revived the deceased [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] as Victory Leo. And during the G-2 Wars, he discovered the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]], which kept Optimus Prime from dying again.

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===Marvel coloring books===
Wheeljack built a ship for the [[Autobot]]s to use. They got the chance to when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] decided to try to raid sunken ships full of treasure. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} After the [[Decepticon]]s captured [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], Wheeljack, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were badly damaged in the battle to rescue the two humans. Sparkplug fixed them both up and they subsequently helped repel a Decepticon attack on [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Wheeljack joined the Autobot convoy on a patrol of the area around the Autobot base-camp. When they returned, Bumblebee was waiting to warn the Autobots that the Decepticons had seized their base. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Wheeljack was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
The Autobots were low on valuable Cybertronian materials such as [[cybernite]]. When Kup suggested a salvage expedition to an old battle field near a mountain valley, Ultra Magnus assembled Wheeljack, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to go with him. Their expedition was cut short by a Decepticon air raid, however. Later, Kup commissioned Wheeljack and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to help him crystallize an idea for blinding the Decepticon space stations who spotted them for the air raid. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
When [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]] spotted [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stealing energy, he called his Autobot allies through his S.T.A.R.S. control center. Wheeljack was amongst those who responded to Johnny's call. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} Wheeljack and the other Autobots struggled against Thundercracker energy-syphoning powers. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}} What happened afterwards is not known.

Later, Ultra Magnus pleaded for [[you]] to "requisition" Wheeljack and other Autobots in order to combat the Decepticon threat. Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Wheeljack. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Wheeljack was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
As Optimus Prime assigned [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to inspect signs of Decepticon activity around [[Dolphin's Bay]], Wheeljack looked up when he heard the word "''underwater''". He claimed that the mission would be a good chance to test out the [[Star mini-submarine|new mini-submarine]] he'd been building. Optimus agreed, and Wheeljack programmed it by remote control to meet the two Autobots at the bay. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
Wheeljack was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by Sparkplug that would end the Autobots' energy woes. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
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====Desert Flight====
Wheeljack was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. When the convoy heard a large explosion in the distance, Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus's convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town and noticed that they had begun floating in mid-air as they approached it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.

If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn't put the humans anywhere where they wouldn't float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam's influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth's surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy's suggestion. In actuality, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus's trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.

In one possible turn of events, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots leading the attack were turned to scrap metal when Windcharger failed to disable the Decepticons’ forcefield.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.

If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots with the [[proton bomb]] it housed within its body.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Box!]]
Wheeljack suffers from a mild form of [[mode attachment]], feeling more comfortable in his vehicle mode than [[robot mode]]. As a consequence he does his best thinking in vehicle mode, often while attempting something insanely dangerous. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

[[File:WarWithin6 WheeljackTransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|right|'Jack in the box.]]
Wheeljack was part of Grimlock's unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], at the time when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] died and Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When the Decepticons placed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under siege, Grimlock took Wheeljack and the rest of his team deep within the planet, where the new Prime was battling [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for his life. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} The team stumbled upon the [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]] that Starscream was planning to activate to mechaform the planet. Learning the Decepticon's plan, Grimlock had his team split up; he would continue searching for Optimus Prime, while Wheeljack and the others were to shut down the turbines. But while they were listening in to Starscream's plan, the Autobots were spotted by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Autobots barely managed to hold their own until Grimlock returned with Optimus in tow. Optimus quickly took command of the situation, and instructed Wheeljack to shut down the engines in a... creative way. Wheeljack grumbled a bit that all his education and mechanical engineering skill had led up to just blowing things up. He nonetheless accomplished his task while the rest of his team provided him cover. With the Decepticons driven off, the group managed to return to Iacon, where Prime halted his order to abandon the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

When Prime and Megatron disappeared during a [[space bridge]] explosion, Grimlock broke off from the Autobot army and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], taking his former squad members with him. While Kup and the Dynobots attacked the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], Wheeljack and Ironhide hijacked some shuttles carrying raw [[energon]], making Starscream very angry. That's always a plus. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] managed to unite the Autobots once more, and under his leadership gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. With Cybertron on the verge of peace, Wheeljack was put in charge of the Tyger Pax's defenses. As predicted by the Autobots, Starscream and his Predacons struck to disrupt the peace signing, sending in transports filled with explosives to level the whole area. Grimlock ordered Wheeljack to enact emergency protocol Hydra-Nine in response to the attack, prompting Wheeljack to encase many of the attendees within a forcefield, sparing them from the ensuing explosion. Though the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons stood united against these aggressors, any chance at long-term peace was shattered when Megatron made a dramatic return. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath #1}} After Megatron took over, Wheeljack ended up in [[Internment Camp Pi]] with many of his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}

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Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Wheeljack was one of the engineers that designed and constructed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and part of the ship's original crew. In 1986, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered Wheeljack in pieces but functional after an explosion while bug-testing his [[neutron detonator shell]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #7|Wheeljack's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}} ''He was also responsible for temporarily transferring the consciousness of Spike Witwicky into a Cybertronian body, though the full story remains untold. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

Wheeljack was among the Transformers involved in the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. He survived the explosion of their spacecraft, crashing back to Earth where he and several others lay deactivated and frozen within an iceberg until awakened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in 2002. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

[[File:Wheeljack dw6.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Wheeljack calms a group of panicked humans by charging at them while brandishing a weapon.]]
After helping clean-up the damage caused by Transformers under the control of [[Lazarus]], Wheeljack participated in the assault on the human terrorist's Canadian headquarters. There, they found that all Decepticons under Lazarus's control had already freed themselves, and the battle between the two factions began anew. This brawl was interrupted when [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] betrayed the Autobots, and attempted to bomb both them and the Decepticons out of existence. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} The blast was mostly absorbed by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[cyber-virus]], previously unleashed by the Decepticon leader, allowing it to expand violently. Wheeljack and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] were the first Autobots to free themselves from its envelopement. Once Optimus had pried himself free as well, he set Wheeljack to task, instructing him to find some way to counter Megatron's doomsday weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} While Prime took some of the Autobots after Megatron, Wheeljack diagnosed the nature of the cyber-virus, and created a set of anti-viral blasters that used the Autobots' energy to return the converted matter to normal. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The intervention of Canada's military force scuttled that plan when they fired into the virus, expanding it beyond the point the Autobots could contain. In response, Wheeljack converted a nearby satellite dish into a giant anti-viral weapon, channeling all of his remaining energy into it. He succeeded in destroying the virus, but was left in deep stasis lock as a result. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Several months later, Ratchet had successfully restored Wheeljack to operating status. He was one of the first Autobots Optimus Prime met back up with after escaping the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' world and [[Las Vegas]]. While on patrol of the area, Wheeljack passed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] travelling up the road towards the Autobots' location. He buzzed the Decepticon's position, and was surprised when Soundwave asked for a parlay. He claimed Megatron wanted a favor from Prime. Bemused, Wheeljack reported back to Optimus about the bizarre encounter, only to have his amusement turn to astonishment when Optimus Prime actually responded to Megatron's "summons". The two old enemies forged an alliance against the Keepers, and united their forces for battle in Las Vegas. During the fight, Wheeljack used his solid-fuel rockets to fly with the Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the skies, acting as air support for the others. He returned to Prime's side in the final battle, when the Autobot leader used the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to divert the Keepers and the power of a nuclear explosion into another dimension.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

The Autobots were entrenched in combat against the Decepticons in [[Alaska]], fighting over a crashed ship, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his squad of Triple-Changers ambushed them. Shockwave denounced all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals and demanded they surrender in the interest of peace. Shockwave killing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], the passenger of the downed ship, did little to convince the Autobots about the sincerity of his claim; that Cybertron had been peacefully united during their absence. The Autobots retreated from the battlefield while the Decepticons were taken captive. Wheeljack and the other more wounded Autobots returned to the Ark to mend their wounds while a scouting party remained about to learn more about the new arrivals. {{storylink|New World Order}} [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] next made his presence known as one of Shockwave's enforcers, come to arrest the Autobots under the pretense that leaving them be might ignite old passions and start Cybertron's Civil War anew. Wheeljack was one of the Autobots secretly left behind by Optimus Prime under Jazz's command, while he surrendered himself to Magnus. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Jazz, Windcharger, and Brawn headed back out to the Alaskan battlefield afterwards to retrieve Scourge's remains, only to find that they had mysteriously vanished. Jazz called Wheeljack to ask if it was possible that Scourge had somehow survived his injuries, but Wheeljack denied such a possibility; Shockwave's blast had been decidedly fatal. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6]]
After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Wheeljack's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, Starscream arrived on Earth first, backed up by a small cadre of soldiers. Wheeljack and company managed to stave off an initial attack from the Decepticons, only for Starscream to unleash his trump card on the battlefield: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Like most of team, Wheeljack was beaten to the point of stasis lock by the combiner, and dumped into a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} The humans then took Warpath, Bumper, Wheeljack, and the rest of the unconscious Autobots to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began fixing the Autobots, though Wheeljack was among the last ones back on their feet. He was still being worked on when most of the other Autobots had been brought back online and accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] in a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

Wheeljack was back in working order after the completion of the San Desto mission, and made sure to congratulate the EDC's "grease monkeys" on the bang-up job they did in restoring him. The Autobots then said their goodbyes to their human allies, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and traveled to Alaska. There, Wheeljack expressed his concerns over their lack of a proper facility necessary for long-term operations on Earth. Ratchet assured him that steps had already been taken to deal with this issue before leading him to Prowl and the Autobots under his command, currently working on the foundation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on Earth millions of years ago, Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sealed off from the other passengers, saving them from [[Cobra]] when they found the craft in 2003 and reprogrammed the dormant robots for their own needs. Cobra's break-in activated [[Teletraan I|Teletran-One]], who in turn brought back Wheeljack and Bumblebee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTF3 Wheeljack rams twins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Brooklyn Rage!]]
Disguising themselves as cars, the two Autobots worked for months to find and rescue the other Autobots from Cobra. After noting several attacks on energy plants, Wheeljack figured that the humans were gathering ingredients for [[energon]], and had an idea on where their next attack would take place. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} During Cobra's subsequent assault on the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots intervened directly, with Wheeljack ramming the brainwashed duo of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (and apologizing). He then confronted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but the reprogrammed Decepticon fled as soon as Cobra had stolen what they came for. Having revealed themselves to [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] during the battle, Wheeljack and Bumblebee offered an alliance with the humans, who in return showed the Autobots a mysterious image of Soundwave they had found. Wheeljack recognized the text in the picture as [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian]], and that it contained directions to [[Cobra Island]] as well as instructions on how to free the Transformers. It took him only a few seconds to hack into Cobra's computers and undo their primitive human reprogramming. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Wheeljack and Bumblebee then boarded a plane to participate in G.I. Joe's attack on Cobra Island, but the humans' higher-ups disagreed, planning to nuke the island and send the two Autobots to [[Area 51]] to be disassembled and studied instead. [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] regretfully incapacitated the robots with a magnetic pulse, but Wheeljack stayed conscious enough to overhear their plans and warn Hawk that a nuclear impact on Cobra's energon stockpile would cause a chain reaction and send half the planet into a nuclear winter. With this revelation, Hawk broke orders and went with the original strategy, taking Wheeljack and Bumblebee with him to Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTF6 Wheeljack threatens Mindbender.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I've got the computer virus at last!]]
Upon arriving at the island, Wheeljack witnessed Megatron using the [[SPS Satellite]] to create more energon, and was enraged when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. After helping take down the giant, Wheeljack patched through a message to all Autobots that the United States had decided to nuke Cobra Island despite having their own troops located there. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Wheeljack quickly improvised a plan to avoid a nuclear holocaust; using the SPS Satellite's solar-powered energy beams to shoot down the [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear warheads]] before they arrived. After menacing [[Doctor Mindbender]] into overriding the satellite controls, Wheeljack helped G.I. Joe fight off a bunch of Cobra troops led by [[Storm Shadow]]. The plan was ultimately a success, and with the Decepticons defeated in the process, the Autobots returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Two years later, Wheeljack was zapped by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]] and transported into a random point in Earth's timeline. He was never seen again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Hound Wheeljack-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Wheeljack was among the Autobots that lay buried on the [[Fera Islands]], only to be awoken in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to battle [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. Along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and several Joes, he rescued several chained Cobra slaves that had fallen into the ocean. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] later reported that both Wheeljack and Hound had been killed in battle, but he was apparently mistaken, as the scientist was still around when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed. Upon examining the giant, Wheeljack noticed that it was some kind of hybrid of human and Cybertronian technology, and most likely wasn't really "alive". When the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to kill Bruticus, Wheeljack and all other Transformers present were deactivated as well. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When Ratchet began feeling lost and disillusioned while on Earth, he began going on more and more combat missions, increasingly leaving his medical duties in the hands of Wheeljack, Perceptor, and Sparkplug. This presumably stopped after he had a perception-changing experience in a chance meeting with [[Stitch|a disabled war veteran]]. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Wheeljack was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Wheeljack's wounded body lay unconscious within Jetfire's passenger compartment, as the latter rescued the few remaining living Autobots from The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Wheeljack Infiltration 6.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left]]

{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

Once one of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s premier scientists, Wheeljack answered [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s rallying call against Decepticon tyranny and went on to become one of the new Prime's closest allies. Later a member of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s infiltration unit on [[Earth]] after the war had rendered Cybertron lifeless.

After the Decepticon [[Surge (event)|Surge]] had left the Autobots stranded on Earth, Wheeljack remained by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s side as [[Autobot High Command]] splintered, later staying with him when Cybertron was revived and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] left the planet to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Upon the discovery of a Decepticon plot to seize control of the planet, Wheeljack was shot in the head by a brainwashed Prowl.

Badly wounded, Wheeljack was spirited away by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (now the legitimate ruler of Cybertron!) and found himself pressed into aiding in the foundation of the [[Council of Worlds]], a political alliance formed by Cybertron and its lost [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]]. After a disastrous attempt to integrate the human race into this alliance, Wheeljack was among the Cybertronians who dealt with a group of [[Prysmosian]] squatters. While Cybertronian science defeated Prysmosian [[magic]], the victory proved hollow when it was found that the conflict had summoned [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. As the monster-planet devoured its way across the galaxy, Wheeljack developed a new form of [[space bridge]] to evacuate [[Elonia]]. Unable to work the relay remotely, Wheeljack remained behind as warped Elonia's biosphere to safety, noting that there were worse ways to go than saving billions of lives.

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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:WheeljackInfestation2-2.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|There's that terrifying moment you mistake that [[mouthplate]] for a ''really'' weird jaw. | right]]
Wheeljack was one of the Autobots active in [[1888]] when an [[Elder God]] awoke on Earth. Transforming into a steam-powered plow car, he brought [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]] where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] lay dormant. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He was the first Autobot to give up his energy for the [[Tesla tower|generator]] Tesla needed to revive Prime, then was brought back in turn thanks to Prime's own energon reserves. When Prime led the Autobots to [[Port Cenotaph]] to defeat the Elder God and its Decepticon minions, Wheeljack cut [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] in half using his plow blades as [[sword]]s. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}
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===''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''===
Wheeljack invented some [[stasis cuffs]], which the Autobots used on the Decepticons after a particularly intense battle. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

===Robot Heroes===
Wheeljack could be seen driving along in Autobot City before the Autobots departed Cybertron aboard the Ark. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
Wheeljack stood behind Optimus Prime with his fellow Autobots, ready to fight. {{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Wheeljack wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Wheeljack was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}

Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Wheeljack were acting as security at the [[Autobot City Bank]] when [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] attempted to rob it. When the Decepticons called in [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the Autobots similarly called for backup, but were victims of Devastator's wrecking ball before anyone else turned up. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} He later infiltrated the Decepticon work site as a diversion with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Though the pair were quickly surrounded, they used their umbrellas to shield themselves from the ensuing grilled cheese explosion. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}
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===''United''===
Wheeljack was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet [[Nebulos]]. Fully recovered, Wheeljack attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
After personally suggesting the idea, Wheeljack was one of the [[Autobot]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]'' in search for energy blocks to alleviate their hunger. Thanks to the boarding of the ''Ark'' by [[Decepticon]]s, the ''Ark'' crashed and the [[Transformer]]s fell into a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}} When [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to steal all of the blocks of Earth with his Mega-Megatron creation, Wheeljack was one of the three Autobots who stopped the menace by building a jail for Mega-Megatron. {{storylink|Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!}}

Wheeljack invented [[Skeletron]], a power-up for Optimus Prime that also turned his torso transparent. He was excited to see Prime wield this "See-Through Power", though Prime himself was mostly just embarrassed. {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} He later helped with the rebuilding of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
[[File:Transformers Mode Eva ch 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Wheeljack was among the Autobots who traveled to Earth and arrived in a [[Tokyo-3]] being menaced by [[Angel]]s. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 1}} He witnessed the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possess one of the creatures, becoming the monstrous giant "Angel"-scream. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 2}} During the battle between "Angel"-scream and the [[Evangelion Unit-01|Evangelion]]-powered [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Wheeljack was contacted through radio by [[Misato Katsuragi]] who warned him [[Nerv]] had no Evangelions left and was relying on Prime to defeat the Angel-Decepticon. After their victory, the Autobots joined forces with Nerv and Wheeljack had a chat with their scientists. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:FuneralForAFriend_WheeljackDissected.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals.]]
Together with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], Wheeljack investigated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after the abandoned city had been covered in growth caused by a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] attack on Cybertron. Caught up in a Decepticon attack to capture the humans, the Autobots attempted to flee, but Wheeljack was instead attacked by some of the Joes and immobilized by their vines. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} As the Joes began dissecting him, assuming him to be just a machine, Wheeljack repeated snapped-up human radio transmissions in hopes of getting them to stop, finally succeeding through a quote from the [[President of the United States]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Once the misunderstandings were taken care of and an Autobot-Joe alliance had been agreed on, Wheeljack was up on his feet in time to participate in the impromptu dance party. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Though he wanted to be open-minded in regards to the alliance, he agreed with Perceptor he still had some doubts about it. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

When the Joe/Autobot alliance launched their assault on Trypticon, Wheeljack held [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] aloft so he could transmit the counter-frequency to the Titan's forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} In the ensuring battle, Megatron used his [[black hole]] spark to draw all the Autobots, Wheeljack among them, into a [[combiner]] he called "Mega-Megatron" only for the behemoth to be broken apart by the commandeered ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
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===Ask Vector Prime===
[[File:Spy Changer Wheeljack RR.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What happened to your missile launcher?]]
In [[Primax 085.0 Eta]], Wheeljack was selected to be a member of a team which was to travel to [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|an alternate universe]], designated the 22nd Strata, to find and stop the source of a series of natural disasters which were threatening [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] constituted the rest of the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spychanger|Spy Changers]] because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The Spy Changers modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians, and Wheeljack discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on [[Moebius]] were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities.

The Cybertronians and GoBots had further encounters. In one instance, the Renegades tricked the Guardians into leaving Earth and then sealed the Guardians out with an [[Embargo Field]]. Stranded behind the field, Guardians [[Nick Burns|Nick]] and [[Tri-Trak]] used the [[Reality Beacon]] to contact the 1st Strata for help. Wheeljack and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], who was also upgraded into a Spy Changer body, subsequently traveled to the other Earth to assist. With Trailbreaker's expertise in force fields, they discovered the source of the Embargo Field in the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Trailbreaker, Wheeljack, and Tri-Trak confronted [[Crain Brain]] and [[Doctor Go|Dr. Go]], defeating the villains and taking down the field. Renegades worldwide retreated as the Guardians returned en masse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

Some time later, Wheeljack led Prowl, Jazz, Silverstreak, Trailbreaker, and Hoist as they pursued the Decepticons across dimensions after the villains kidnapped Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2016/05/02}} Arriving on a strange, parallel Earth, Wheeljack's team repeatedly clashed with both the Decepticon and groups like [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] and the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2016/05/02}} Despite their best efforts, the Autobots couldn't stop the Decepticons from upgrading themselves into new [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] bodies and turning Optimus into the evil [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}} Defeated, demoralized, and on the brink of collapse, the group limped to a [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] to lick their wounds. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}}

While trying to prevent Nemesis Prime and his followers from hijacking the D-5 supertrain as it launched from [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]], Wheeljack and Hoist saved a pair of cats from [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]]. Despite their best efforts to suppress his heroism, Optimus was able to reassert himself when forced into nearly killing a human. With most of the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots regrouped and headed for Megatron's lair, only to learn that he'd already fled through the [[Reality Bridge]] into another universe. At that moment, a [[Waspinator (BW)|unfamiliar Cybertronian]] materialized and told the Autobots he needed their help to save six Cybertronian sparks from the manipulations of their Megatron. With no other option, Wheeljack and his team followed their unexpected guide into the breach, but promised [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] before he left that he'd return to his own timeline someday. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/07/14}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Wheeljack was part of the team tasked with constructing the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engine array only for the factory to come under attack from [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]. As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] held off the corrosive brute, the workforce evacuated the area. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Wheeljack was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots in a race to secure an unusual meteorite. As they battled [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, Wheeljack warned Prime that its unstable [[cybertonium]]-alloy composition could go critical and cause mass destruction. When Starscream deliberately over-energized the meteorite and set it to blow, Wheeljack and the other Autobots were forced to retreat; after Bumblebee risked his life to prevent Starscream from making off with a chunk of cybertonium, Wheeljack stabilized their wounded compatriot for transport so that Ratchet could look at him. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

After Bumblebee returned to active duty, Wheeljack was on monitor duty aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Later, he and Sideswipe helped take the defeated [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s into Autobot custody. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}
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Wheeljack and [[Termagax]] were old friends who had known one another since the days of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], although Wheeljack's adherence to safety and traditional schools of thought ran counter to the hot-blooded, rule-defying Termagax. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Wheeljack and Termagax helped coordinate the reconstruction efforts in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], although Wheeljack did not get along with Termagax's new [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] recruits. Indeed, when the Constructicons discovered the long-lost [[Enigma of Combination]], Termagax ignored Wheeljack's own concerns for their safety and instead pushed them to become a [[combiner]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} Wheeljack's concerns only mounted as the Constructicons struggled to control their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]; after the giant lashed out and destroyed one of its own buildings, Wheeljack could stand by no longer and brought his concerns directly to the [[Senate]]. Though Termagax arrived to defend her recruits, the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] ultimately agreed with Wheeljack and summarily exiled the Constructicons to [[Mayalx]] once Iacon was rebuilt. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Wheeljack was a part of the team that helped construct the [[Winged Moon]] and the [[Tether]] some three hundred kilocycles before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]; as Termagax contemplated going into politics to run against the [[Autobot]]s and their [[Nominus Edict]], Wheeljack agreed to support her first rally. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} Although Wheeljack would go on to attend several such "[[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]" rallies, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} the anger that she stoked amonger her increasingly radicalized base became too much for him, and he eventually could not bring himself to support her cause. After Termagax stormed out of her last Senate meeting, she told Wheeljack that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would keep the cause alive—privately, however, Wheeljack feared that Megatron's angry demagoguery would only burn down the system Termagax sought to change from within. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

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Wheeljack was present at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging, {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} and was eventually selected to mentor a newborn Transformer himself. Though Wheeljack was quick to teach his mentee [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] about the glories of engineering, Gears' accident prone nature left him under Wheeljack's care for far longer than was considered normal. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

When Bumblebee was assigned to mentor [[Rubble]], the yellow 'bot brought his ward to the [[Tether]], where Wheeljack greeted the newborn and introduced him to everything that a career in engineering had to offer. After a trial shift on the Tether, Wheeljack invited him to watch the Winged Moon from a nearby rooftop. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} The next night, Wheeljack attended [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s funeral. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} Some time later, Wheeljack helped Rubble through another day shift. When Bumblebee called to cancel his trip up to the moon with Rubble, Wheeljack assured Rubble that Bumblebee would've only cancelled if he'd no other choice and saw him off once he'd been reassured that Rubble knew the way home. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

After [[the Rise]] was found to have excess stores of [[energon]], Wheeljack investigated the Winged Moon and found an energon siphon attached. As he briefed [[Lancer]] on the situation, Gears, whom Wheeljack had sent to dismantle the siphon, experienced another bout of gravitational difficulties. Tossed up by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Wheeljack towed in his charge before [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] pointed out the approach of a [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. To everyone's shock however, the Titan was not [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] but [[Vigilem]]. As the Titans engaged in a dog fight, Wheeljack ordered the alarm sounded and everyone inside. Before Wheeljack could enter the shelter, Vigilem touched down on the Moon and managed to destroy the Tether. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Without its anchor, the moon spun off into an unstable solar orbit. Though most of the staff was evacuated, Wheeljack remained behind with a small team to try and save the moon. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

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Wheeljack and his team promptly got to work brainstorming solutions to save their moon and the precious [[energon]] it contained before their unstable orbit sent the Winged Moon directly into Cybertron's sun. Their first plan, to vent the pressurized energon directly into space, was scrapped when it became clear that the excess pressure would shake the moon apart; their second plan of manually reactivating the moon's rotational jets was foiled when Huffer discovered that the engines were too badly damaged to jury-rig. The moon's trip through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton Cloud]] cost them time, and the discovery of [[the Rise]] operative [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] aboard their last shuttle only angered Wheeljack further, as he accused their movement as having betrayed everything his old friend had once stood for. Determined to prove them wrong, Wheeljack threw everything he had into their last maneuver—by sacrificing parts of the Winged Moon's own superstructure, they were able to push the moon onto a wider vector and prevent it from hitting the sun. While the other members of the team celebrated, Wheeljack took a moment by himself to relax on the lunar surface. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

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This brief respite didn't last, however; when [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her teammates attacked the Winged Moon, Wheeljack took the last shuttle back to Cybertron to get help. However, his shuttle was damaged while en route to Cybertron, and he crash-landed in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] some time after Megatron had launched his coup and seized control of the planetary government. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] rescued him from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and brought him to the temporary Autobot headquarters at the [[South Tower Security Center]] to warn [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and his group that the Decepticons had set their sights on the moon. While [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] took a team to the moon, Wheeljack stayed behind for repairs. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

While Hoist repaired him in Iacon's medical clinic, Wheeljack witnessed an altercation between [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s group of Decepticons and the medical staff. While lamenting the state of Cybertron and how the Decepticons had taken all of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s offline, and the many innocent organics who'd be assuredly caught in the crossfire, Hoist and Wheeljack hit upon the idea of refurbishing some mothballed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class vessels into makeshift evacuation vessels. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} Wheeljack joined [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] in organizing an evacuation convoy bound for [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. A group of Decepticons attacked their group before [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], recently returned from [[Immersant|immersion]], arrived to see them off—although the ancient warrior was initially hestiant to use violence. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

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After rescuing [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], Wheeljack helped repair the giant Cybertronian before reuniting with Gears, who'd travelled to Darkmount to meet with his mentor. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Once they'd finally arrived at Darkmount, Wheeljack, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], and Nautica met with the city's leader [[Straxus (G1)|Straxxus]], who told them that they could have two of the four ''Ark'' ships. At the makeshift refugee camp outside the city borders Wheeljack insisted that they couldn't trust Straxxus to keep up his end of the bargain, moments before the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]] hit the nearby [[Cybertronian Mountains]] and released a vast swarm of ravenous [[Insecticon clone]]s, forcing the Autobots into action. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} Wheeljack and Gears took part in the final battle to repel the swarm—first defending the organics as they headed for the city walls of Darkmount, then using some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue Leviathan from the swarm at the cost of temporarily draining their own energon. The pair came to in time to see Straxxus's ''Ark'' leaving Cybertron after the remaining Insecticons had retreated, and in the aftermath pledged the final working starship to the organics so that they could safely leave. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

With no immediate way off Cybertron, Wheeljack, Nautica, and Hoist took control of Darkmount and turned it into a neutral sanctuary for organics and Cybertronians alike. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I}} Wheeljack was called from Darkmount to assist the Autobots when they learned the location of Termagax, who held the Enigma of Combination. Wheeljack and [[Pyra Magna]] were determined to be the most likely delegates that Termagax would deign to speak with. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Termagax's house came under attack by the Decepticons while Wheeljack was there, and the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

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Termagax agreed to move her House to Darkmount, where the scientists and civilians had congregated during the war. Wheeljack traveled with her, though she was less than interested in conversation and company. He tried to appeal to her scientific curiosity regarding the exponential growth and positive feedback loop of the Insecticons. Termagax did come up with an idea to reprogram the Insecticlones to deal with the rust worms, and they immediately sought out the data programmer Glyph upon reaching Darkmount. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Wheeljack supported the radical nature of Termagax's plan, despite Perceptor's naysaying. A receiver was constructed to deliver the data packet once Glyph was finished. {{storylink|Radical Time}} It was still necessary to plant the receiver on a living Insecticlone, so Wheeljack monitored Hound's team as they attempted to separate one from the Swarm. The data bomb was delivered, and the Insecticons were repurposed against the rust worms. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Wheeljack, Termagax, and the other engineers got the last ''Ark'' space-worthy in time for the Autobots to abandon Cybertron to the Decepticons, reaching out into the stars to relocate the drifting Winged Moon. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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Wheeljack and the other Autobots were fighting for control of a [[space bridge]] when a sudden freak accident pulled them into an alternate-reality version of Japan where [[Doctor Hell]] and his minions battled [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. [[Baron Ashura]] initially misled the Autobots into supporting their crusade against their enemies; during their attack on the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]], they soon realized they'd been misled and turned on the [[Iron Mask Army]]. The Autobots relaxed for a time, and Wheeljack and Ratchet befriended the local scientists.

During the final battle against a Mazinger-empowered Starscream, Wheeljack and all the other Cybertronians were teleported back to their own dimension. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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Wheeljack fought in the final battle for Cybertron before Optimus Prime and the other Autobots fled the planet aboard the ''Ark'' moments before [[Gozer]] arrived and destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} About a thousand years later, [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] travelled to [[Earth]] to investigate a Cybertronian signal and informed Optimus that he'd discovered Starscream's [[ghost]]. A skeptical Wheeljack offered to go in Prime's stead, but Optimus pointed out that it was his duty to support his subordinates and reminded Wheeljack of the times when he'd supported his ideas, even if Grimlock still thought that Wheeljack was crazy. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}

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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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Wheeljack was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Left reasonably intact by the Decepticons' ransacking of the ship, he was one of the few Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee could bring online to help repair their many injured comrades. Even if Wheeljack himself was rather pessimistic of their prospects of success, he and Ratchet quickly got to work on healing their comrades only for the duplicitous [[T-800]] to use pilfered Autobot explosives to remotely detonate the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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{{bigquote|Never do what your enemy expects you to do.}}

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Wheeljack was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Engineering Sergeant]], {{storylink|Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was Mechanical Engineering. His primary objective was to invent and innovate anything he could to use against the Decepticons, and his primary weapon was the "Magnetic Inducer Launcher". {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

Being the inventor that he was, Wheeljack also designed both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" and "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield"; weapons in which Prime used on Cybertron. Both of these weapons could combine and modlock into the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster" using the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files#Weapons database|Autobot weapons database on Hasbro Pulse}}<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-optimus-prime-combat-weapons-guide "''Siege'' Optimus Prime C.O.M.B.A.T. Weapons Guide" on Hasbro Pulse]</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Wheeljack's function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a sports car. His [[Energon battle pistol|Energon pistol]]s and speed were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his ferocity, fearlessness, and protectiveness. Wheeljack's message from the future was that his cooperation with mysterious new allies will lead to heroic ends. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bill Rogers]] (English), [[Volcano Ōta]] (Japanese)|[[Marco Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[Stefan Godin]] (French), [[Sven Hasper]] (German), [[Davide Marzi]] (Italian), [[David Hernán]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Armando Coria]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Manish Wadhwa]] (Hindi)}}

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Wheeljack hired a neutral energon scrounger by the name of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to look for fuel when they stumbled across an abandoned [[space bridge]] by accident. Before he could tell Optimus Prime about their discovery, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] found their position and ordered their execution before [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] and Optimus Prime arrived to save them. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} After Optimus and Elita returned from a disastrous, Wheeljack suggested using the ship's sensors to locate the AllSpark, even if meant siphoning the energon required to keep their grounded ship concealed. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} While discussing contingency measures to keep the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands, Wheeljack mentioned the space bridge he'd found and suggested recruiting [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to help repair the ancient device. After fighting their way through a Decepticon patrol, the group arrived at Ratchet's improvised clinic, and after reaching out to his former colleague Ratchet grudgingly agreed to help. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}} When Prime returned to the Ark after a meeting with the [[Guardian robot|Guardian]]s, Wheeljack informed him that he'd soon have [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] up and running. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

After Bumblebee absorbed the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Wheeljack was able to map Bumblebee's newfound knowledge of the Allspark onto a modern topographic map of Cybertron to pinpoint the artifact's location and tracked it to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. To get the ''Ark'' up and running, Wheeljack told Bumblebee that they'd need more energon, which convinced the neutral to strike a deal with [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] for more fuel. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} By the time that they returned, the final battle for the planet had already begun, and after refuelling Elita ordered Wheeljack to launch the ''Ark'' for the space bridge. Optimus was forced to put the AllSpark beyond Megatron's reach by throwing it through the portal; as the remaining Autobots boarded the ''Ark'' and left to retrieve the life-giving artifact, the passage through the unstable spacebridge knocked everyone aboard unconscious. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

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Wheeljack and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' were captured by [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and brought to the insane [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] for judgement, though they were later able to escape when the Mercenaries turned on their employer. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Some time later, Ratchet and Wheeljack picked up the AllSpark's signal but told Optimus that they didn't have enough energon to make the trip without a space bridge to shorten the transit time. The Autobots set a course for the nearest space bridge, but discovered that the dilapidated portal in the [[Nebulon]] system had a [[Nebulon station|space station]] keeping the portal open. To close the connection, Wheeljack joined several other Autobots as they boarded the station to lay emergency charges that would destroy the station from within and reset the spacebridge connection. However, they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who nearly crushed Wheeljack to death before [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] distracted him with a hologram. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} When Megatron's Decepticons caught up with them, a massive explosion sealed Wheeljack and most of the other Autobots behind a blast door; after Soundwave freed them, the two factions were forced to call a temporary truce, and Optimus ordered Wheeljack to patch up Megatron so that they could take on Scorponok together. As their alliance fell apart, however, Wheeljack managed to disorient the Decepticons by deactivating the station's artificial gravity systems and buy the Autobots just enough time to get back to the ''Ark'' and take off, but a blast from the ''Nemesis'' stranded both ships in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

With the help of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the Autobots were able to escape the Dead Universe moments before the Decepticons did the same, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} and both ships reappeared over prehistoric [[Earth]]. During the ensuing three-way battle between Deseeus, the Autobots, and Decepticons, Wheeljack managed to lead a team aboard the ''Nemesis'' and take control of its weapons to fire on the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]''. As the Quintesson ship exploded, Wheeljack and his team retreated back to the ''Ark'' just in time to brace for impact as the destruction of the ''Fortune'' sent both the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' plunging into the planet's atmosphere. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

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After crash-landing near an active volcano, Wheeljack found that Teletraan was behaving oddly, but had no time to investigate these findings before the Autobots encountered the [[Maximal]]s, who hailed from a dystopian future timeline where the AllSpark was never returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} While Prime and most of the other Autobots went off with the Maximal leader [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] to find the artifact, Wheeljack worked with Ratchet and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] to find the AllSpark and get their ship repaired, and was impressed by the Maximal engineer's skill with machines. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

By the time that Optimus Prime and their new companions had recovered the AllSpark, Wheeljack attempted to launch the ''Ark'' against Ratchet's better judgement but was unable to power up the ship. With Teletraan still uncooperative, the Autobot and Maximals couldn't launch their ship before the Decepticons and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s launched an offensive. At that moment, however, the reason for Teletraan's "malfunction" became clear—using the AllSpark as a battery, the computer was able to reconfigure the ship's vessel into a towering robot mode, and explained to the stunned Wheeljack that it had learned how to transform during the ship's time in the Dead Universe. The Decepticons defeated, Wheeljack and the other Autobots took the villains prisoner and headed home to Cybertron aboard their starship. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} Upon crash-landing on Cybertron, the Autobots and Maximals discovered that Cybertron was now a dead, icy, world, unable to support life. Wheeljack joined in the battle against [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]; after they were defeated and the planet restored to life, he took part in the ceremony commemorating the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Big Invention, Big Trouble?}} {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}}}

Wheeljack was working on a [[space bridge]] to transport some [[energon]], however, it ends up exploding. {{storylink|Great Adventure on the Planet of Games!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Commander's Birthday}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 14}} {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 18}}}}

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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
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The [[Wheeljack Ministry of Science]] was presumably named after Wheeljack, which featured a pair of statues cast in his likeness. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Following the discovery of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Wheeljack was part of the team that studied it. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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To fight back against [[King Sombra]]'s mind-control spell, Wheeljack worked with Shockwave and Ratchet to construct a set of emotion-powered [[exosuit|exo-suit]]s. Once their pony allies had rescued [[Pinkie Pie]], [[Fluttershy]], and [[Twilight Sparkle]] from Sombra's control, Wheeljack and Ratchet helped the newly freed ponies into their suits. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''History of the Transformers''===
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==Commercial appearances==
*Wheeljack was among the Autobots gathered around [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when Prime decided it would be a good idea to not transform anymore. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master commercial}}
*Wheeljack and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] were driving on Cybertron, aboard the [[Turbo Racer]] and the [[Attack Cruiser]] respectively, when they came under fire from [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s [[Stratotronic Jet]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Gutcruncher|Action Master vehicles commercial}}
*Wheeljack also planned on attending [[BotCon 2009]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}

==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Wheeljack could come to Optimus Prime's aid by repairing his flat tires. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]]}}

{{charstubgame|{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}}}

===''Construct-Bots Builder''===
The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Wheeljack were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] began behaving erratically, so Wheeljack used his [[magnetic inducer]] on [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] while [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] kept them distracted. Wheeljack took as scan of Slug, but the data was corrupted, so he had to use [[Teletraan I]] to repair it. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} When the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to infiltrate the base to strike at Teletraan, Wheeljack was part of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s team which tried unsuccessfully to halt their progress. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} Wheeljack joined a team led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to help track down the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Optimus and Wheeljack returned to Autobot HQ after an absence to find Grimlock had taken leadership. Though they failed to resist him, he soon bored with leading the Autobots and let Optimus take command again. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} In an attempt to save [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] when the boy was injured during a battle, Wheeljack transferred Spike's mind into [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]]. Things went horribly wrong, but Wheeljack later successfully transferred Spike's mind back into his healed body. {{storylink|Autobot X (Legends)|Autobot X}}

At some point Wheeljack teamed up with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] to combat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Bomb (AB)#As Wheeljack}}
Wheeljack appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bomb. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsWheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Bet this game is some kind of holodeck created by him.]]
Wheeljack participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 14 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor| [[Christopher Swindle]]}}
Wheeljack assisted Optimus Prime in opposing Megatron's scheme and stopping the cyberforming of Earth. He upgraded the Autobots' weapons and built T.E.C.H. for them on the Ark, and also provided technical expertise in the field. While he preferred to leave the fighting to Grimlock and Sideswipe, he was more than capable of adjusting a Decepticon's attitude with a well-placed smack from his wrenches or some pinpoint blaster fire. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Wheeljack-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|NEED A DISPENSER HERE! NEED A DISPENSER HERE! NEED A *whack* SHUT UP!]]

When it comes to improvisation, Wheeljack is in a whole other league to [[Hoist (G1)|most]] mechanical engineers, and that flair for thinking outside the box applies to his battlefield tactics too. "Never do what the enemy ''expects''." is his approach to warfare, and it's served him very well.

He has a knack for whipping up wild new gadgets, often out of whatever scrap metal and power cells are to hand, though it has earned him something of a 'mad doctor' tag. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Wheeljack Bio}}

Wheeljack arrived in time to help out in the battle for the Codex Key.

Wheeljack also helped Optimus perfect the Combining process, along with Perceptors help.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}

Wheeljack even later helped Prime and some volunteers form OPTIMUS MAXIMUS!
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Countdown To Combination Event}}

[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] told [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] that Wheeljack would outfit him with an [[Orbital jump|Orbital Bounce]] relay for a mission to the [[Decepticon lunar dome base|Decepticon Moonbase]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Moonbase}}

*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:'''Wheeljack uses a combat nullifier to heal his targets. If not healing, Wheeljack uses a standard issue photon blaster to decimate targets.
*'''Ability: Combat Simulants''': Speed up the movement and attack speed of friendly bots for 8 seconds!
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Wweeljack Wheeljack at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Wheeljack TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yo Fryman!]]
{{bigquote|Don't let your enemies dictate what you do.}}

Four million years ago, Wheeljack travelled with Optimus on the Ark away from an energy depleted Cybertron. Bluestreak once described Wheeljack as "a fellow who can make nuclear bombs out of scrap metal and rust buckets." Wheeljack became renowned as a "mad scientist" for creating gadgets for the Autobots that will optimize their performance in combat. Furthermore, his driving skills are superb enough to make any Hollywood hero envious.

In battle, Wheeljack wielded the laser powered "[[Stillson Wrench]]" and the bubble blasting "[[Fusion Ray Gun]]". His active skill was "Backup Firepower":
*'''Backup Firepower''' — Wheeljack calls forth 2 levitating turret drones to fight by his side. If Wheeljack dies in battle, the turrets will initiate a kamikaze protocol to kill Wheeljack's opponent(s), resulting in extensive damage. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero13.shtml Wheeljack profile on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep3AxbfqiII EL TECHE DE JESUS!!!]]]
As a Tech Bot, Wheeljack constructs up to three Upgrades of three types: Offensive Upgrades that can Shock opponents, Defensive Upgrades that can Stun, or Power Upgrades that can Power Leak. He can also activate an emergency Force Shield allowing him to survive potentially deadly attacks (and catastrophic mishaps in the lab).

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{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Wheeljack supplied technology such as scanners for the [[Guardian Program]], and occasionally requested the humans involved search for [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Wheeljack was a resourceful Autobot mechanic who could cobble together just about anything from scrap metal and spare parts. Renowned by his allies for his ability to improvise, Wheeljack attacked engineering challenges with the same kind of ferocity he unleashed on the open road. Wheeljack was instrumental in establishing the [[Autobot Road]] to allow Cybertronians to rapidly deploy anywhere on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
*Wheeljack has the distinction of being the first Transformer to appear in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], and thus the first one to appear in any animated story.
*In Japanese continuity, Wheeljack is portrayed as being older than most Autobots; he talks like an old man and is even referred to as one by ''[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]'', of all people, in the dub of "[[Heavy Metal War]]". According to the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, he is significantly older than [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], old enough to tell him to "respect your elders". Also, he is younger than Kup, but still enough of age to share old man stories with him.
*Storyboards for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' show Smokescreen lying dead next to Windcharger instead of Wheeljack. The establishing shot of the launcher near where Wheeljack's remains lie even show a Smokescreen-colored Wheeljack corpse. Older versions of the movie script in fact feature Wheeljack alive and well after the Battle of Autobot City, having merely been knocked unconscious. He and several other Autobots take part in a plotline that involved saving Earth from Unicron's siphoning hose that was draining the Earth's energy and would ultimately destroy it.
*In a continuity where [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|most of the time]], most [[Flight|Autobots can't fly]] under their own power, one of the few Autobot cars explicitly described as being capable of flight is Wheeljack—whose [[alternate mode]] and color scheme come from a {{w|File:Lancia Stratos Turbo.jpg|racecar}} sponsored by a {{w|Alitalia|certain airline}}. Coincidence? (Maybe Wheeljack only gets to fly because his ''[[Diaclone]]'' had wings—but then, maybe the ''Diaclone'' had wings because of the "Alitalla" airline.)
*Wheeljack's bio on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' webpage is ''exactly'' the same as Arcee's, save for the character's name and artwork being changed.
*Wheeljack's design in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic is inspired by his [[Wheeljack (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]].<ref>{{twitter||I even just straight up used his design for Wheeljack in issue 10. My love for the work Derrick did is pretty unabashed and I wouldn't have it any other way. I even like to think that some alternate version of TFA kinda sets up the backstory for our Beast Wars comic-|https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1475584556749275137|Josh Burcham|2021|12|27}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')
*''Czech:'' '''Ráfek'''
*''French:'' '''Invento''' (Canada), '''Cric''' (Canada Action Master, "Jack"), '''Wheelie''' (European French cartoon dub)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Jeck''' (ג'ק, "Jack")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kerék''' ("Wheel"), '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steering-wheel Jack")
*''Italian:'' '''Saetta''' ("Bolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Luén Chéi''' (Taiwan, 輪傑, "Wheel Jay"), '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Auto-Roda''' (Portuguese comic, "Auto-Motor"), '''Motriz''' (Brazilian comic, "Wheel")
*''Russian:'' '''Gónshchik''' (Го́нщик, "Racer")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kermanych''' (Керманич, "Steerer")

==See also==
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*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], the kung-fu-fighting Autobot from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]].
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (aka Que), the [[facial hair]]-sporting Autobot scientist from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], the Autobot [[Ministry of Science]] member from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], the sword-wielding [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]], the goateed Autobot inventor from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
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[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
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Long Haul (ROTF)

2023-05-02T16:55:39Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips:

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{{disambig3|Long Haul}}
:''Long Haul is a [[Decepticon]] [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Long Haul ROTF render.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|The big, green, complaining machine.]]
'''Long Haul''' is too bitter to be an effective soldier on his own. He wishes he could spend more time in battle, destroying his enemies with projectile weaponry. Instead, Long Haul often finds himself stuck in the role of pack mule amongst the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s without a second thought. He finds lugging around the other Decepticons' gear in his trunk bed to be a highly loathsome task, yet only complains about it privately. It should not be surprising that the stuff left in Long Haul's truck bed has a tendency to get lost in transit.... because he made a pitstop to destroy whatever he was been given responsibility for.<ref>''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class Long Haul packaging bio</ref>

There are at least three 'bots who share the same body-type and color scheme; one of which forms the right leg of [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], while another saw action in [[Chicago]]. Either one of them may or may not be named "Long Haul". His body-type is also shared with numerous yellow [[Constructicon Warrior]]s.

{{quote|I'm going to enjoy crushing you idiots.|Long Haul on his one joy|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
[[File:LongHaul-ROTFlooksforSam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Not exactly the scouting type.]]
After the [[AllSpark]] shard was retrieved by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] from [[NEST]]'s secure bunker at [[Diego Garcia]], Long Haul was among the Constructicons who secreted themselves aboard the ''[[Bayos]]'' freighter heading towards the North Atlantic. Once the ship passed over the [[Laurentian Abyss]], the Decepticons jumped overboard and dived down to where [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s broken body lay. [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] ordered the death of [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|the smallest Constructicon]] to rebuild Megatron, a request that Long Haul and the others obliged with. Soon, Megatron was reborn!

[[File:ROTF Long Haul death.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Well ''of course'' he complained about this.]]
Some time later, Long Haul was present during [[Operation: Firestorm]] in [[Egypt]], joining [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and the other Decepticons in their search for [[Sam Witwicky]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Being one of the biggest bots in the group, Long Haul fought against the NEST forces in the Egyptian town near the great ruins of the pyramids, killing many soldiers and even shooting down a Jordanian helicopter. Long Haul's luck soon ran out as he was destroyed during the [[United States Air Force]] air strike on the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Another Constructicon sharing the same body-type as Long Haul appears during Operation: Firestorm as Devastator's right leg.}}
{{note|Long Haul’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[The Last Prime]]''; the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]''; and the storybook "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]".}}
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====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
[[File:DOTM-LongHaul.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Man, these guys are all over.]]
A Constructicon of Long Haul's body-type was hiding under the surface of [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]] with scores of other troops. Once [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] activated the [[space bridge]] pillars, he and his hidden brethren were able to cross over from the moon to [[Washington, D.C.]]. The Long Haul unit was present during the Decepticons' occupation of [[Chicago]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] destroyed him in a magnificent, mile-long rampage that left several Decepticons dead. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Longhaulcaptureshumanstalesofthefallen3.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.65]]
Long Haul's body-type was one of the early "construction drones" used to build [[Star Harvester]]s. One of the Long Hauls joined [[The Fallen]]'s original Decepticons. It was him who discovered [[human]]s on Earth, remarking there were a number of these breakable creatures out there and remarking they weren't "tough like ''us''". When [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] ordered work on the harvester to be stopped, as they couldn't kill a living world, Long Haul told him to bog off.

Jetfire turned on the Fallen over this, and so the construction drones were ordered to take him out. Unfortunately for Long Haul, ''he'' got taken out. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

===Toy bios===
The only time Long Haul ''does'' talk is when he is going to complain about something, like how he would rather be fighting than transporting a bunch of missiles and laser cannons. He likes to let other robots' gear bounce out of his truck bed before telling them they got "lost" along the way. {{storylink|#Fast Action Battlers|Devastation Blast Long Haul}}

Considering he would be in for a tough fight if he fought against Devastator, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was ready to see to it that Long Haul would never contribute again to the destruction of which the combiner was capable of. {{storylink|#Speed Stars|Optimus Prime Vs. Desert Long Haul}}

Long Haul was present in [[Egypt]] during [[Operation: Firestorm]]. He combined with his fellow [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] to form the mighty [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], forming the right leg. {{storylink|#Generations|''Studio Series'' Constructicon Long Haul}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Kaplan]] (English)|[[Christian Pelissier]] (French), [[Ángel Amorós]] (Castilian Spanish)}}

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[File:ROTFgame 360PS3PC LongHaul shanghai.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Finally I get to blow something up!]]

Long Haul served as the Decepticons' ground-based heavy-hitter, with his long-range charged grenades and [[flamethrower]]. He could also initiate a combat repair sequence that would rapidly regenerate his health, much like the Autobot [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]'s repair ability.

After [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] cleared out most of the [[Protectobot Scout|Protectobots]] from [[Shanghai]] construction area, Long Haul was deployed to upload a virus into all of the [[NEST]] communications arrays in the area. Soon after, Long Haul was sent to the Shanghai spiral highway to destroy two NEST field headquarters and their defenders, drawing the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] out into the open. Both combatants were roughly evenly matched, but Long Haul's long-range charged grenades and his combat repair sequence gave him the edge to defeat Ironhide this time. Long Haul was soon sent back to the spiral highway to follow in the wake of a cloaked Autobot probe, which was, to add insult to injury, created by salvaging Decepticon technology. The Decepticon shrugged off attacks by the Autobot defenders, chased after the probe and destroyed it when it revealed itself.

Later, Long Haul was sent to the [[United States of America|United States]] West Coast oil refinery to capture the human female known as [[Mikaela Banes]], who might know the location of an [[AllSpark|AllSpark fragment]]. He destroyed numerous buildings to force the engineers to evacuate, then brought them to an interrogator probe that plumbed the minds of these primitive organic beings. Though none of the subjects survived the torture, one did provide the location of the human female before he expired, and Long Haul was able to capture her. Unfortunately, she was rescued by the Autobots soon after Long Haul left the area.

After Megatron's glorious resurrection, Long Haul was deployed to the East Coast industrial area to chase after and destroy yet another cloaked Autobot probe. Soon after, he was sent to the East Coast city with the L-train to send a message to the pathetic humans that their NEST and the Autobots could not protect them. Despite overwhelming odds, Long Haul attacked and destroyed the primitive power plant and the crude televisual broadcasting station.

Following their journey to Egypt, the Decepticons discovered that the Autobot collaborators had given the human insects the [[Axiom Gun]], which was being used in [[Cairo]] to attack the Decepticons. Furious, Megatron ordered Long Haul to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====
At the Shanghai spiral highway, Ironhide was eager for payback for his earlier defeat at the hands of Long Haul. He destroyed the [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticon]] units assigned to the area to draw Long Haul out, then the two titans went to town on each other. Once again, both were roughly evenly matched in terms of physical strength and firepower, but in the end, Ironhide's experience and cunning prevailed.

{{Note|As well as the "main" green Long Haul, there were also several ''yellow'' Long Haul [[Constructicon Warrior]] units that were a constant pain for the Autobot forces. These units were equipped with an Energon Wave Cannon similar to [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]'s. Also, Long Haul himself has an alternate color scheme which matches the Warrior's paint job, albeit with Long Haul's abilities.}} {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Legends Class====
[[File:ROTF Legends LongHaul.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Gimme an H!"]]
*'''Long Haul''' (EZ Collection DX, [[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''D6'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Long Haul and the six other Legends class Constructicons combine to form Devastator. In Japan, the Legends class Constructicons are sold individually. He forms Devastator's right leg.

*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends Class multi-pack, [[2010]])

:In [[Hasbro]]'s markets, the Legends Constructicons are sold together as a store [[exclusive]].

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[[File:ROTFLegends LongHaulG1Colors.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Well, at least I didn't form [[Long Haul (G1)|the crotch.]]]]
*'''EZ Collection Devastator - G1 Colors Version''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:Takara reissued the seven Legend class Constructicons in G1 inspired green and purple color schemes.
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====Voyager Class====
[[File:ROTF-Long-Haul.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but don't let this friend pick your nose.]]
*'''Long Haul''' (Voyager Class, 2009)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''RD-17'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager Class wave 5, Long Haul transforms from a green genericized "earth mover" dump truck with a functional truck bed into a bulky [[robot mode]]. In robot mode, he has three [[Mech Alive]] gimmicks in which turning his head also turns a cog in his chest, while bending his elbows moves some pistons and finally the "springs" connected to his feet move inwards when moving them. Only the piston gimmick is advertised on the packaging. Meanwhile, each forearm houses a spring-loaded flip-out sword.

:Long Haul was packaged in vehicle mode in very limited numbers before a [[Variant|running change]] packaged him in robot mode.

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed to make the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]]'s [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/LongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on Voyager Long Haul at TFU.info]''
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====Supreme Combiner Class====
[[File:TF-ROTF-Combiner-Class-Devastator-Long-Haul.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Supreme Combiner Class, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Shogo Hasui]] (initial concept)}}

:The roughly [[size class|Deluxe size]] Long Haul dump truck transforms into Devastator's right leg. Due to cost, stability, and design concerns, the Long Haul truck cannot turn into a robot itself. He can only form the right leg unless you want a backwards walking Devastator.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/SupLongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on Supreme Long Haul at TFU.info]''
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====''Fast Action Battlers''====
[[File:Long Haul ROTF FAB.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Long Haul smash!]]
*'''Devastation Blast Long Haul''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)

: Part of the ''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' subline, "Devastation Blast" Long Haul is a simplified toy aimed at younger children. His main [[gimmick]] is a "punching" attack that causes his right arm to extend, activated by pushing a button on his shoulder. Due to this gimmick, his right arm has no elbow joint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/FABLongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on Devastation Blast Long Haul at TFU.info]''
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====''Mega Power Bots''====
[[File:ROTF MegaPowerBots Devastator.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb| Wow, and we thought Gravity Bots were simplistic.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Mega Power Bot, 2009)

: Mega [[Power Bots]] Devastator is a simple toy for younger children, featuring plenty of playing sounds and flashing lights. His limbs have limited swivel articulation and do not detach into separate vehicles. He has a distinctly more humanoid stature than normal.

: Unlike regular [[Power Bots]], and unlike other portrayals of the character in general, Devastator features a transformation! It consists of putting his arms up and laying him flat on his stomach, which lets him roll around using the wheels on his limbs.

: Pressing down the Decepticon shield on his crotch (!) spins the vortex in his chest, lights up his eyes and makes him utter one of many Welker-recorded phrases, including [[The Transformers: The Movie|"Prepare for extermination!"]], "Crush Autobots!" and "I am Devastator!" Pressing on the crane of his excavator arm makes a cannon blast sound effect, while pressing the cab of his loader arm turns the scoop into claws.
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Long Haul.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Long Haul''' (Legends Class, 2010)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Legends class Long Haul is different from the Legends class Long Haul that is included with Legends class Constructicon Devastator. Because he is not encumbered with the need to combine, both his robot and vehicle modes are much more accurate and detailed.

:This mold was also used to make the Japanese-exclusive Legends Class [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]], and the [[TV Magazine]] October-November issue exclusive [[Long_Haul_(G1)/toys#TV_Magazine|Powerful Long Haul]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/LegLongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on Legends Long Haul at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2010-toy Legends combiner Long Haul.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Green again?", Long Haul sighed to himself. While he would never admit it, he was beginning to feel jealous of [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]'s constant color shifting.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends Class multi-pack, 2010)

:A [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive Generation 1-themed redeco of Legends Devastator and his components. Unlike Takara's go at the same idea, the Constructicons have few purple details, though this doesn't change Long Haul much. He doesn't have a gray grill anymore, though he does get brown [[paint operation]]s on and around his wheels to simulate dirt.

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[[File:TF2010MegsRisingMegsAndConstructs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron Rising''' (Multi-pack)

:This retailer exclusive multi-pack recreated the scene in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' where the Constructicons resurrect Megatron. The Long Haul figure itself appears to be an unchanged version from the Revenge of the Fallen release of the Legends Constructicon Devastator combiner figure, and comes packed with (apparently) similarly unchanged Constructicon Devastator figures of [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#MegatronRising|Mixmaster]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#MegatronRising|Rampage]], a red redeco of [[Scrapper (ROTF)#MegatronRising|Scrapper]], who was probably intended to be [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]], and a metallic green redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MegatronRising|Megatron]].

:It has never been revealed for which retailer this multi-pack was intended.
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===''Movie Advanced Series''===
*'''Devastator''' (Gift set, 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''AD13'''

: Released as part of Takara's ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' Devastator set, Long Haul is a redeco of the ROTF Legends Long Haul to closely resemble his on-screen portrayal.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-MV2-42-Voyager-Long-Haul.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Foot or jorts, Long Haul still has to carry a lot of weight.]]
*'''Constructicon Long Haul''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Movie'': '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''42'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-34'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 27]], 2019
**''Accessories'': "[[Operation: Firestorm|Pyramid Desert Battle]]" backdrop (2nd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Mike Booth]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' "Constructicon Long Haul" is a Voyager Class figure based on the character's appearance in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. This figure is much more screen-accurate than the previous Voyager toy, at the cost of a smaller stature and the loss of spring-loaded and faux-hydraulic gimmicks. He comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting [[Operation: Firestorm]]. Unlike his fellow Constructicons, Long Haul's hands can accommodate 5 mm post weapons.

:Also unlike his 2009 Voyager-Class counterpart, Long Haul can be combined with the rest of the ''Studio Series'' [[Constructicon (ROTF)#Generations|Constructicons]] to form [[Devastator (ROTF)#Generations|Devastator]], serving as the entire right leg for the titan.

:Some owners have reported difficulty in getting Long Haul's vehicle mode to hold together at the rear end. Some copies also refuse to stay pegged together when connected with [[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]] in leg mode. This can be remedied by popping out one of ''Long Haul’s'' toes, and placing it under the flap that makes ''Devastator’s'' toes. The smaller toe piece stays in place fairly securely, and it fills in the somewhat unsightly gap.

:Like the majority of the ''Studio Series'' Constructicons, he lacks a Decepticon symbol.

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[[File:TF-ROTF-Studio-Series-69-Long-Haul.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|So filthy he forgets to finish transforming.]]
*'''Devastator''' (Gift set, 2020)
**''Movie'': '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''ID number'': '''69'''

:This boxset contains 8 of the ''Studio Series'' Constructicons seen in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' film. In order to keep Devastator accurate to his on-screen appearance, [[Skipjack (ROTF)|Skipjack]] is included in the set, completely omitting [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], as he was busy [[Bumblebee (Movie)|elsewhere]].

:This release of Long Haul is mostly the same to the release above but now has the added addition of dirt paint applications on his arm shields.

:The gift set first saw release in Thailand without any announcement from Hasbro, with it later being officially revealed on the [[October 16]]th [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]].
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===''Movie Edition''===
[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Long-Haul.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Long Haul''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series:'' '''5'''
**''Bag Code:'' '''P'''
:Released in Series 5 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Long Haul is based off of his appearance in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', turning into a green dump truck.
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==Merchandise==
===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RobotHeroes BumblebeeLongHaul.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee & Long Haul''' (Two-pack, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Long Haul is a [[super deformed]] figure with limited articulation in his neck and shoulders. He came in a two-pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#RHLongHaul|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHLongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Long Haul at TFU.info]''

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[[File:rotf desertdevastation rh.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Stompy!]]
*'''Desert Devastation''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Long Haul is the sculpted right leg of "Desert Devastation" [[Devastator (ROTF)#Robot Heroes|Devastator]], a super-sized ''Robot Heroes'' figure. He is only available in a multi-pack with [[Skids (ROTF)#RHDevastation|Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#RHDevastation|Mudflap]] in their combined vehicle mode and [[William Lennox#Robot Heroes|Captain William Lennox]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHConstructiconDevastator/devastator.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Devastator at TFU.info]''
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===Burger King===
[[File:ROTFMerchandise-BurgerKingLongHaul.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|I think it's gone bad...]]
*'''Devastator''' (2009)
:An extremely-simplified version of Long Haul's vehicle mode is included as part of [[Devastator (ROTF)#Burger King|Burger King Devastator]]. His bucket is hollow and capable of carrying material, however its pinched shape prevents it from carrying much. Though his ball socket is compatible with any of Devastator's limb connections, it's marked with a C to indicate he forms Devastator's right leg.
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===''RPMs - Robot Powered Machines''===
[[File:ROTF-toy RPM LongHaul.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Long Haul''' (2009)
**''Series:'' '''Combat Series'''
**''Number:'' '''04 of 04'''
{{toydesigner|[[Alex Androski]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Long Haul is a small, ''Hot Wheels''-style dump truck. While he can't transform, his robot mode is sculpted on the truck's underside alongside his name and a Decepticon insignia. His truck bed is articulated and his wheels feature through-axle construction that lets him roll smoothly on flat surfaces. The truck is decorated with the number 0728, unlike the Voyager-class toy which features the number 1214.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RPMLongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on ''RPMs'' Long Haul at TFU.info]''
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[[File:RPMOptimusPrimeVsDesertLongHaul.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime Vs. Desert Long Haul''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''04 of 06'''

:Mini-Vehicle Long Haul was redecoed in desert-themed colors as part of a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Notably, while both the card-art and the back of the package photography depict Desert Long Haul as being yellow (like [[Payload (Movie)#Transformers .282010.29|Payload]]), the toy itself is actually sandy tan.

:This two-pack was either not shipped to stores in the United States at all or saw extremely limited distribution. It was mainly available in foreign markets, such as Europe and Asia.
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===''Speed Stars''===
[[File:SpeedStarsOptimusPrimeVsDesertLongHaul.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Orange you glad I'm being sold in stores?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Vs. Desert Long Haul''' (2010)
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''
**''Number:'' '''04 of 06'''

:For the ''[[Speed Stars]]'' release of the Battle Series 2 range, Mini-Vehicle Desert Long Haul went from the tan of its ''Robot Powered Machines'' iteration to orange. While the vehicle mode card art reflected this change, the robot mode card art did not, remaining yellow.

:Like all the other ''Speed Stars'' vehicles that had once been sold as RPMs, Desert Long Haul has fewer paint applications than its predecessor.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/SpeedStarsDesertLongHaul/longhaul.htm More information on ''Speed Stars'' Desert Long Haul at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Artist [[Josh Nizzi]] attracted the attention of [[Hasbro]]'s ''Transformers'' design director [[Aaron Archer]], director [[Michael Bay]] and the ''Transformers'' [[fandom]] when he created a "movie-style" design for Long Haul in [[2007]]. Nizzi's work impressed Hasbro and the director enough for him to be hired as a concept artist and for his Long Haul design to actually be used for the character in the movie, associated media and merchandise. It was the very first design approved for ''Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref>[http://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/local/2009-06-23/champaign-native-realizes-dream-character-designs.html Josh Nizzi interview at News-Gazette.com, June 23, 2009]</ref>
* In ''Revenge of the Fallen'', the Long Haul that combines into Devastator has "L250" labeled on the front and on the bucket.
* In the original fanart by [[Josh Nizzi]], Long Haul's [[alternate mode]] is a {{w|Caterpillar 797|CAT 797}}, with an overall length of 14.5 m / 47.67 ft. However, the vehicle which becomes the left leg of Devastator is a smaller CAT 773B with an overall length of 10.3 m / 33.5 ft. Either this was a change made during the adaptation from art to CGI, or the two Long Hauls are in fact different vehicles.
* On the [[cross-sell]] for "[[The Fury of Fearswoop]]" multipack, Long Haul is mistakenly given the name "[[Longarm (disambiguation)|Long Arm]]", and is listed as an [[Autobot]].
*[[Igor]] from ''Dark of the Moon'' is described as being the decapitated head of another Transformers in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel adaptation]]; [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] bears this idea out by depicting him as a bouncing head with a trail of wires behind him as if he was been torn off a torso. In the finished film, Igor has stubby little limbs and walks around with the aid of a makeshift cane, through his green coloration points to him being the former head of (a) Long Haul.
**Concept art depicts Long Haul's headless corpse among the garbage at Megatron's camp in Africa, which strongly indicates that Igor used to be Long Haul's head;<ref>[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Dark of the Moon concept art by Josh Nizzi]</ref> specifically the non-combiner Long Haul whose head was blasted off the body by the air strike.
* According to an Instagram post from Josh Nizzi, Long Haul is the [[twin]] [[Relatives|brother]] of [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] from ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. However, this little tidbit has not been referenced in any official media.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Onslaught, the twin brother of Long Haul.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BX3g_imj9sG/|name=Josh Nizzi|site=Instagram|year=2017|month=08|day=16}}</ref>
**Besides Onslaught, Long Haul's model serves as the basis for both [[Garagebot]] and [[Canopy]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Long Haul''' (ロングハウル ''Rongu Hauru'')

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fandom]] 
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
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Airazor (BW)

2023-04-19T18:14:50Z

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{{factions|maximal|ozsa|jungleplanet|autobot}}
{{disambigm|Airazor (disambiguation)|Wing Saber (disambiguation)}}
:''Airazor is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Airazorbwcgi.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Ladyfalcon'' just doesn't have the same ring.]]
Primarily used for recon and surveillance due to her aerial [[alternate mode]], '''Airazor''' (sometimes formerly '''Wing Saber''') is a great asset to the Maximal cause. She's calm and confident, but also adventurous and brave, with a healthy supply of dry humor. Her aerial skill in either mode, incredibly sharp eyesight and steady aim make her a dangerous opponent.

Due to the circumstances of her "birth", she sees [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] as something of an uncle-figure and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] as the sibling she never had. She devotes most of her efforts, however, to taming the wild yet gentle [[Tigatron]]. She shares his love for the beautiful planet on which the Maximals are stranded, and it is on this planet where their destiny will be forever intertwined.

{{bigquote|She stoops to conquer!|Airazor|"[[Call of the Wild]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy bios===
Airazor was an "aerial reconnaissance expert" who could spot Predacon activity from 30,000 feet above. With her internal radar transmitters, Airazor could relay information to her Maximal comrades, including 3D "virtual reality maps" that pinpointed enemy locations. In terms of offense, she possessed [[cyberblade]]s and a [[photon cannon]]. However, her preferred method of attacking was slashing with her titanium-plated talons in beast mode. {{storylink|#Toys|Basic Class Airazor bio}}

With her [[Transmetal]] body after the [[quantum surge]], Airazor had become a warrior that inspired absolute fear in the Predacons, thanks to her deadly armor-ripping talons. Her post had been adjusted to sea reconnaissance, in light of her vehicle mode. {{storylink|#TM1|Transmetal Airazor Bio}}

After becoming a [[Transmetal|Metals]], Airazor's power surged! Airazor's dominion of the air became second to none, but the air warrior still preferred to avoid violence when possible. {{storylink|#TM1|Metals Airazor}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Pauline Newstone]] (English), [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]] (Japanese)|[[Liu Li]] (Chinese), [[Denise Reis]] (Portuguese), [[Rebeca Manriquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Olga Cano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Caterina Rochira]] (Italian)}}
[[File:The Spark Airazor.jpg|left|upright=1.55|thumb|The Maximals' Yellow Ranger.]]
Her [[stasis pod]] damaged upon crashing to [[Earth]], Airazor was able to come online due to the genius of [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and the bravery of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Rhinox deftly operated the stasis pod's controls and Cheetor offered up his [[locking chip]] to repair it. Immediately out of the pod, she outmaneuvered and destroyed [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. Her aerial [[beast mode]], at the time, made her the only Maximal other than [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus]] who could fly. {{storylink|The Spark}}

[[File:TheTrigger2-ladyshallrideatiger.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro's ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'']]

She and Tigatron started to team up more frequently, a prospect Airazor seemed to welcome, but Tigatron preferred to work alone. Their first big adventure together came when a flying island paradise was discovered. The island, however, was covered in booby-traps which were triggered by the use of energy weapons. Airazor rescued Tigatron when he was ambushed by Predacons on the island, but she was damaged badly. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Tigatron carried her on his back, refusing to leave her behind, and the pair worked together to avoid and overcome the island's traps. The island was ultimately destroyed, much to the sadness and outrage of Tigatron, and he would have secluded himself from the other Maximals further if not for Airazor's concern. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}}

Soon after, the Predacons beat Tigatron to another stasis pod, reprogramming it and unleashing [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Airazor and Tigatron took turns helping each other, but once again, Tigatron insisted that he work alone. Airazor commented that sometimes you can be too alone. She was right, because after he tracked down [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and destroyed the stasis pod, Tigatron got shot up a lot. Nearing death, Tigatron was saved by the arrival of Airazor and Optimus Primal. {{storylink|Spider's Game}}

During a Predacon attack on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', Airazor saved Optimus from plunging to his doom, but was herself so badly damaged she had to spend several days in the [[CR chamber]]. She emerged to find that the other Maximals had succumbed to their beast instincts through having to stay in beast mode constantly, as a result of the Predacons stealing the ship's [[rectifier coil]]. While Tigatron helped the Maximals, Airazor was able to infiltrate the largely deserted Predacon base and retrieve the rectifier coil. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

[[File:BeforetheStorm Airazor dropping off Rattrap.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|If you barf, you're walking home.]]
After the Maximals were expelled from their base by the Predacons, aided by a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], Airazor alerted Tigatron to the situation. The pair joined in a ploy to retake their base, which involved an assault on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' under Starscream's leadership. {{storylink|Possession}} Airazor was part of the reinforcements provided when [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] were trying to find a cure for the [[energon discharge virus]] Rhinox was afflicted with. For some reason she felt the need to pose provocatively by Optimus's leg as the Maximals appeared on the scene. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

After the realization that the aliens who seeded their planet with traps and energon were returning to destroy it, the Maximals and Predacons entered a truce. Optimus Primal used Airazor to try to sneak Rattrap into the Predacon base to find out what [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was up to, but Megatron, of course, found them on his scanners and politely asked them to leave. Unbeknownst to Megatron, the ploy was a decoy for Tigatron's infiltration. {{storylink|Before the Storm}}

[[File:Airazoraftermath.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
The aliens arrived and a new [[Bio-Dome|alien structure]] was built, trapping Airazor, who was tortured. Optimus Primal forced his way inside, with the help of the Predacons, and traded himself to the aliens for Airazor. Rattrap dragged her from the structure, only for them to find themselves at gunpoint — the truce was over. The pair were able to use the activation of the structure's "termination sequence" to deal with the Predacons, before fleeing with the escaping Optimus. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} As one of the planet's moons was revealed as an [[Planet Buster|alien weapon]], the Maximals retreated to their base. There, Airazor and Rattrap caught [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] working on a stasis pod in the ship's hold, and Optimus was able to use it to destroy the Planet Buster, though at the cost of his own life. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:OtherVists1 Airazor in vines.jpg|thumb|left|280px]|Hey look it's someone's fetish.]]
Airazor and Tigatron escaped [[Transmetal]]ization by the [[quantum surge]]. They attempted to stop Blackarachnia escaping, but were both knocked offline by Megatron. {{storylink|Aftermath}} After repairs, the duo left together to find the rest of the missing stasis pods scattered across the planet. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}} While on their search, the two Maximals discovered not only a remarkably beautiful valley, but a strange plant. As the two looked into each other's eyes and held hands in quiet celebration, the plant transformed into another [[Vok]] device, and as they clasped hands, declaring their love to exist beyond the throes of death, the two were absorbed and shot into space. Cheetor arrived, but was too late, and loudly protested the loss of two of his best friends. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}}

[[File:OtherVictories BirthofTigerhawk.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Know that I am [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]]! Well, part of him. From another universe. It's complicated.]]

Airazor and Tigatron were kept in a form of stasis until near the end of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], when they were merged into the powerful being [[Tigerhawk]]. Tigerhawk returned to Earth as the emissary of the Vok to stop the deterioration that the Beast Wars were causing to the timestream, his first act being to destroy the [[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]], sending the Predacons scrambling. Tarantulas managed to capture Tigerhawk and removed the Vok's influence from his frame (and absorbed it into himself), letting Airazor and Tigatron's [[spark]]s inhabit Tigerhawk's body. Tigatron's voice was dominant, but Tigerhawk's personality and mannerisms were an amalgam of Tigatron and Airazor's. {{storylink|Other Victories}}

Shortly afterward, however, Tigerhawk was killed in a standoff with the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' after Megatron retrieved it from the ocean floor. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====3H comics====
[[File:Groundzero-airazorbeastmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Somewhere near the end of the first year of the Beast Wars, before the Planet Buster ignited the planet's energon, Airazor, Rhinox, and Cheetor overheard a battle between [[Fractyl]] and [[Packrat]]. Airazor ended up having to rescue Cheetor, who had darted off ahead of them and gotten blasted. After the battle was resolved, she and the other Maximals fled, pretending to be beaten by the timid Fractyl to increase his standing in Megatron's eyes. {{storylink|Ground Zero}}

[[File:TransmetalAirazor2.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|WINGS UP WINGS DOWN WHO GIVES A CRAP]]
After the Beast Wars were over, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], presumed destroyed, existed in a new, undead form that was fueled by his new Vok powers. The remaining Vok assembled warriors to end this threat, creating [[Primal Prime]] and giving new [[Transmetal]] bodies to the extant Sparks of Airazor and Tigatron. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

After awakening a stranded stasis pod containing [[Ramulus]], opening a second pod triggered an ambush by [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and a reborn Transmetal 2 [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. Airazor immediately saved Tigatron's life, knocking Spittor aside before Tigatron would have unwittingly come in contact with Spittor's body, covered entirely in [[cyber venom]]. This maneuver left her vulnerable to Ravage's gunfire, which knocked her out of the air. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

The battle ended catastrophically, and Ramulus, Airazor, and Tigatron were forced to carry a critically-wounded Primal Prime back to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' after Tarantulas ripped the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from his chest. As Airazor and Tigatron conferred with the seemingly absent Vok, Airazor experienced great pains due to her battle wounds. But before she could explain, the ''Ark'' was under attack by Ravage and the Predacons. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|Due to [[3H Productions]] loss of the convention license, "Primeval Dawn" was never completed. It is telling, however, that Airazor was not present in the subsequently-placed ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline.}}

Rattrap asked Tigatron where Airazor was, but more pressing matters occupied their attention. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}} The deceitful [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] claimed that, as part of a long con, he saved her life by bonding her back into Tigatron. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Sideways#July 6, 2015|Ask Sideways 2015/07/06}}

====Razorclaw continuity====
In one splinter timeline of [[Primax 496.22 Alpha]], [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s stasis pod landed far from the ''Axalon'', and without the aid of Silverbolt, Megatron slaughtered the Maximals. Left as the sole survivors, Tigatron and Airazor were then abducted by the Vok and then dispatched as Tigerhawk to end Megatron's machinations which threatened the Vok. Tigerhawk slew Megatron, but in the ensuing [[timestorm]] destroyed the universe anyway. Subsequently, [[Unicron]] abducted Tigerhawk to become one of his [[Minion of Unicron (Universe)|Minion]] generals. The renamed [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] became one of Unicron's most feared Heralds; however, the noble influence of Tigatron and Airazor at times posed a problem for the evil Razorclaw. {{storylink|Abduction|Razorclaw's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07}}

====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
[[File:Dawn-of-Predacus-Airazor-midbattle.jpg|thumb|left]]
At the tail-end of the Great War, both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] met their demise on the battlefield. In response, the [[Primal Council]] sought to broker peace negotiations with their enemies, enlisting Tigatron to this end. The 'bot who would one day call herself "Airazor" was one of the many soldiers tasked with guarding the Autobot peace officer as he headed into enemy camps on his mission.

Unfortunately, the first camp the group made contact with was headed by a renegade soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]". Rejecting the talk of peace outright, Megatron unleashed [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] onto his visitors, along with the other units under his command. "Airazor" was accosted by [[Waspinator (BW)|two]] [[Terrorsaur (BW)|fliers]], though she quickly defeated them both before rescuing Tigatron from Predaking. As the rest of the Autobots with them were slain, Tigatron argued with his rescuer over which one of them should head off to warn the Council of Megatron's incoming attack. Convincing him that she didn't need rescuing herself, and promising that she'd see him again someday, "Airazor" sent Tigatron on his way. But she stood little chance against Predaking by herself, and soon found herself in the giant's grip. Before Predaking could finish her off, [[transmatter]] started raining down on the battlefield, converting whoever it touched into a protoform. "Airazor" was one of the many affected by the transmatter, though her form was retrieved and safely stored within a stasis pod after hostilities had ended between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the timestream, he witnessed several key moments in the Beast Wars. Among them was Airazor being helped up by a concerned Tigatron. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

After Tigerhawk's body was destroyed, the two sparks contained within split, regaining their individuality. The Vok then proceeded in bestowing upon Airazor a new Transmetal form utilizing a blank protoform. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

====''Timelines''====
[[File:Airazorbwdawn.jpg|thumb|Tiger, you just hit the jackpot.]]

Her name was Wing Saber. A routine reconnaissance mission went awry when Wing Saber was captured by the Predacon torturer, [[Steelgrave]]. Despite his array of fiendish devices and Bond-villain mentality, Wing Saber was able to elude Steelgrave and fight her way through his henchmen before retreating to her cloaked starship, the ''[[Chromia 10]]''. Although she escaped, Wing Saber bore the physical and mental scars from her encounter with Steelgrave for some time.

Later, she was assigned to rendezvous with a pair of Maximals named [[Crossblades (BW)|Crossblades]] and [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] for a new mission. In violation of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], a group of Predacons had been rampaging through the [[J'kozian sector]] and set up a troop manufacturing factory on the conquered world of [[Nibari]]. Holographically posing as barmaids, the trio inebriated most of Steelgrave's troops into stasis lock before proceeding into the factory. Their infiltration was cut short by a raid on the factory by the native Nibari population, led by [[Ritash]]. Wing Saber's group was forced to divert their mission in order to keep the organics from being completely slaughtered. They were actually doing well...at least, until the true leader of Steelgrave's Predacons made his presence known... '''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''!

Wing Saber's crew evacuated with all due haste, taking Ritash of the Nibari with them. A reassessment of the situation was clearly called for. After a review of the history records, Wing Saber decided that the frequent quotations of "No Known Weaknesses" overlooked Megatron's infamous arrogance, and THAT was what they needed to exploit. The crew of the ''Chromia 10'' challenged Megatron to combat in full view of his subordinates, forcing him to agree in order to save face. During the ritualized combat, Crossblades noticed that the Mighty Megatron was nowhere near as invulnerable as history records indicated. Sensing a ruse, the Maximals concentrated their firepower and revealed "Megatron" was little more than an exo-suit run by his ex-lieutenant, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. With Flamewar revealed, and the drone troopers brought under the control of Ritash and his rebels, Nibari was well on its way to being freed.{{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

[[File:Trazorsedge prologue.jpg|thumb|left|"I'm gonna deck you in the schnoz!"]]

Later, the Predacons who stole the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] on Cybertron were being pursued by [[Tigatron|Unit 2]], who was granted clearance from the [[Maximal Defense Command Center]] to commandeer transport. Wing Saber was boarding the ''Chromia 10'', when Unit 2 approached and demanded use of it. Wing Saber at first refused, but suggested she was open to... persuasion. The call of adventure captured her interest, and instead of handing over the ''Chromia 10'' to Unit 2, she allowed him to hitch a ride, piloting it herself.

The ''Chromia 10'' intercepted the Predacons' ship, the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'', which was engaged in battle with the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and guarded by a [[Buzzsaw and Laserbeak's ship|mysterious third ship]]. During the ensuing firefight, the ''Chromia 10'' was badly damaged. [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] had Wing Saber and Unit 2's [[spark]]s remotely [[Spark core transfer|uploaded]] to [[blank]] [[protoform]]s in the Axalon's cargo hold, which saved their lives, but severely damaged their core mainframes. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

Two weeks after Airazor was reborn on [[Earth]], she foiled a Predacon plot to launch an orbital platform despite Megatron's best efforts. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
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Following the [[Quantum surge]], Airazor became a [[Transmetal]]. However, she was separated from the rest of the [[Maximal]]s and was locked outside of their base during [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]'s counterattack. As she flew in, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]]'s defenses began to fire at her. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] attempted to shut Sentinel down, only to be stopped by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], who warned him that Sentinel was the only thing protecting them from Quickstrike's [[Cobra Corps]] and [[Scorpion Corps]]. Rhinox brushed him aside and shut Sentinel down, anyway. Airazor, who had been shot by Sentinel, swooped in for a crash-landing. Rattrap, feeling somewhat guilty, dove to soften her landing. Not long after this, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] breached their defenses and took out both Rattrap and Airazor without effort. Rhinox saved her some time and appeared to shoot himself in the head. Feeling her job was done, Blackarachnia left as Quickstrike destroyed their base.

From a small section of the base that had been protected by a forcefield, Airazor aided Rattrap and Rhinox in pulling [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s [[spark]] from [[unspace|transwarp space]]. As Rhinox brought his spark out from oblivion, Rattrap funneled it through a ray device while Airazor positioned a reflective dish. Primal's spark bounced off the dish and connected with his body (which was being held by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] at his base, the ''[[Hindenburg]]''), resurrecting him as a Transmetal. Airazor, still injured from before, began to plummet to the ground. Primal rescued her, destroyed Megatron's drone army, and carried her off on his flying surfboard. Recovering, Airazor began to wonder where her "[[Tigatron]]-sama" was. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Airazor next accompanied Rattrap and Optimus in investigating the remains of the ''Axalon''. She was attacked by [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], but escaped. Following Primal's orders, she and Rattrap used the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s weapons to ignite undersea volcanoes that blasted Rampage into the sky. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

Later, she decided to search for Tigatron on her own. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}} She soon found him, but his mind had been taken over by Tarantulas. She linked her mind with Tigatron's and, after defeating Tarantulas in cyberspace, was able to free Tigatron's consciousness. Unfortunately, she wasn't quite fast enough, and Tigatron's mind-controlled body delivered a fatal blow that killed her. Seeing what he'd done, Tigatron held her in his arms and wept with grief. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 4|Beast Wars Metals #4}}

Tigatron eventually committed ritual suicide over what he'd done, only to be revived by the energies of the sparks released by the obliterated Rampage. Airazor was also among the revived, but as a mindless zombie. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}} She did battle with Tigatron, who did not want to fight the robot he loved. With no other option, Tigatron gave the evil Airazor one of his katana and knelt down. As the zombie-Airazor struck him with the [[sword]], Airazor's spark entered Tigatron's body. In cyberspace, the two embraced and vowed never to be apart again. As their sparks merged, they became [[Tigerhawk]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 6|Beast Wars Metals #6}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were seen by the protohumans as gods. When one of the archeologists, [[Jessica Theist]], later touched one of the markings, she was bestowed a vision of the Maximals' and Predacons' battles. Among them, she noted a "falcon." {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''TransTech''===
[[File:Airazorwhitheredhope.jpg|thumb|left|How Robin would have looked in Batman Beyond...]]

Airazor, sporting a purely Cybertronian form, became a resident of [[Axiom Nexus]] at an unknown point in time and the timelines. She joined the offworlders' [[Freelance Police Legion]] and also forged ties with their parallel organization, the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]] run by the planet's native Cybertronians, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s. Airazor eventually received authorization as an inspector in the Security Administration, giving her the rare (if not ''unique'') status as an officer for BOTH police forces in Axiom Nexus. Despite her official status, Airazor still enjoyed her vices, and was a frequent customer of the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]] at the edge of the [[Heap]].

Airazor was involved in the first detaining of [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], after the assassination of [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] sent Axiom Nexus into chaos. She and [[Stungun (TransTech)|Stungun]] stood guard over the duo while awaiting [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]]'s arrival. As is often the case with femmes, she had absolutely no tolerance for Jackpot's sweet-talk. Upon his arrival, Cheetor dismissed Airazor to keep an eye on three "[[Transcendent|units of interest]]" who had recently come through Processing Central. He casually suggested she recruit some Freelancers as well to keep the surveillance less official, since it was technically out of their jurisdiction. Her departure served a double purpose, leaving a viable exit for the lowtech Autobots to flee and draw out the ''real'' assassin for the Security Administration. Once [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]] and his shell were deactivated, Airazor swooped in and took Jackpot into custody again immediately. Despite his claims of having found a real connection, she was thrilled when Commander Cheetor expedited his deportation to [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|a universe]] similar to his home universe. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

Shortly after her promotion to Inspector Airazor, the Maximal had occasion to drop in on her old friend [[Crystal Widow]] at the Widow's Cafe. It was hardly a social call, however, as Security Administration had been requisitioned by [[Demolishor (TransTech)|General Demolishor]] of the [[Military Police]] to conduct a serious investigation into some courier murders and the theft of unauthorized TransTech technology. One of Crystal Widow's regulars, [[Escargon]], had been pegged for the matter. Airazor tried to execute a quiet arrest, but General Demolishor's attention span and flair for the dramatic turned it into a decidedly UNquiet raid of the premises. Demolishor also executed Escargon on the spot while Airazor was attempting to gain control of the suspect.

In his zeal, however, General Demolishor hadn't thought to check if Escargon had the stolen property before shooting him. Sure enough, a thorough search by Inspector Airazor appeared to turn up no traces of the property on his person. Dejected, General Demolishor turned his frustrations on the clientele, particular several "mechanoids of interest" called [[G1 GoBots|GoBots]] who had arrived around the same time as Escargon. With some fast legalese, Airazor managed to talk Demolishor out of doing further damage to the bar or Crystal Widow's customers. After the good general departed, Airazor explained the seriousness of the situation — Escargon had stolen a set of [[transit pass]]es, official letters for TransTech black ops work that allowed unmolested access to any transwarp platform facility. Literally a "Get Out of Axiom Nexus Free" Card.

General Demolishor was not so easily deterred, though, and soon wound up battling Crystal Widow and the GoBots in the [[Heap]] until Airazor and Commander Cheetor arrived with the Security Administration. The general was quickly deflated when Cheetor told him he had informed [[Megatron (TransTech)|Commander Megatron]] personally about the issuance of these ''unauthorized'' transit passes, and the fact that Demolishor had lost them. Because the Heap was outside of Security Administration jurisdiction, the collar officially went to Airazor as a representative of the Freelance Police Legion.

As Demolishor was being led away, Commander Cheetor requested a private word with Inspector Airazor. In no uncertain terms, he ''very loudly'' did not say he knew she had swiped the passes while frisking Escargon, and did not tell her to make sure the passes were handed over to the GoBots. Reluctantly, Airazor did as she was not ordered to do and gave up her meal tickets. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

===Legends World===
[[File:Legends Manga Xmas Airazor.jpg|thumb|150px|We're sorry about everything on the left.]]

Airazor and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] were hired by Optimus Primal to work as office ladies at the [[Axalon Trading Company]]. Their tight skirts and overall cuteness mesmerized Rattrap... at least until Rhinox reminded him that they had no women on the payroll. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap|The Gender Gap}} Later, Optimus Primal and [[Lio Convoy]] swooned over Airazor's cuteness as he fetched them tea for their meeting. Rattrap and Rhinox merely continued to curse the fact that Airazor was a man. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2|The Gender Gap Part 2}} Hoping to get to the bottom of Airazor and Nightscream's genders, Rattrap and Rhinox proceeded to follow them to see which bathroom they'd use. Much to their confusion, they learned that their building had no ladies' room but an ''[[w:otokonoko|otokonoko]]'' room. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 9#The Bathroom Gap|The Bathroom Gap}}

For [[Christmas]], Airazor joined [[T-AI|Ai]] in donning skimpy Santa outfits and handed out toys to all the good little Transformers. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} At another point, old man Rhinox's nostalgia became so powerful he was able to will the '80s back into existence, retrograding all modern technology into clumsy '80s counterparts. In the madness, Airazor's computer turned into a cruddy micro-computer that couldn't even connect to the [[Internet]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|Bonus Edition Vol. 3}}

At work, Rattrap found himself emasculated at every turn, even by Airazor, who was bigger and stronger than he was. This led Rattrap to seek comfort in a dream sequence involving [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}}

When the amnesiac [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] used her charms to squat at [[Tigatron]]'s home, Airazor took issue with it, and the three ended up in a bed together, with Airazor trying to push Windblade away from Tigatron. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}}

Following the destruction of their old office because of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the Axalon employees took it in stride and made Metroplex's city mode their new office. Airazor and Cheetor got scared when their [[Alpha Trion (G1)|mysterious janitor]] claimed to be from "the other world", assuming he meant the world of the dead. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}}

Airazor was dressed up as a nurse and ready to go to a [[Halloween]] party with Tigatron and Windblade when they were interrupted by the trick-or-treating [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], and [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

Airazor also worked at a "little brother cafe" and was there when the manager, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]], explained to another worker, who was [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]], just what kind of cafe it was. While thinking back to the good times she'd had in the Legends Universe, Windblade remembered a time she'd hand-fed Tigatron at the cafe, something Airazor hadn't liked at all. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} Following the hiring of the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from another dimension, Airazor told [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] that he still had to answer calls from customers despite being trapped in [[Butla]] at the time. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}}

Airazor was among the coworkers bothered by Chromedome flying around the office on Moguru, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} and was seen on the sidewalks of [[Akihabara]] after it was rebuilt as Neo Akihabara City. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} When [[White Leo]] turned the people of the Legends World into [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformers]] to recruit them into his army, Airazor ended up with some [[#TM1|familiar armor]] and the name "Lucky Razor". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}}

====The Beast Wars Road Map====
When Rhinox was countacted by his [[Rhinox (TransTech)|counterpart]] from [[Axiom Nexus]], Airazor interrupted their conversation to point out [[A Change to the Agenda|new developments]] happening in a branching timeline. {{storylink|The Beast Wars Road Map}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All That Remains|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #3]]}}
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Airazor was a native of the planet [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], and was born from the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] inside the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Chela]]. She abandoned [[Cloud Walkers|her tribe]] long ago so that she could be with her love Tigatron.

When battling [[combiner]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] briefly touched upon the planet, Airazor and Tigatron witnessed [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] battling against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} They later investigated the huge footprints the combiners left behind. Tigatron wanted to report their discovery to the others, while Airazor disagreed. {{storylink|All That Remains}} They eventually sought out the advice of the seer Blackarachnia, who foresaw the reappearance of true Cybertronians on their planet. A week later, Airazor was present when the leaders of Eukaris's tribes convened outside the space bridge, although Dinobot didn't take kindly to the "tribe of two." The tension was quickly defused when Rattrap sneaked through the space bridge and onto the planet, only to receive a less-than-warm welcome from Dinobot.

A month later, Airazor was present when the first real representatives from Cybertron arrived - [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and Starscream. Before negotiations could get underway, Chela awoke and burst from the ground, intending to destroy all Cybertronian intruders. After Chela was killed by Starscream, the citizens of Eukaris agreed to join the nascent [[Council of Worlds]]. Blackarachnia appointed Tigatron and Airazor as delegates to Cybertron, believing that their independence from Eukaris's competing tribes would make them impartial diplomats. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} Upon emigrating to Cybertron, Airazor was amazed to find that she and Tigatron were being welcomed in spite of their romance, a feature she felt could potentially attract more Eukarians. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

Approximately two weeks later, Airazor was present for the ceremony inducting [[Vigilem|Carcer]] delegates [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] into the Council of Worlds. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} She and Tigatron began operating regularly on Cybertron, interacting with the local citizens and the other colonists. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] announced his intent to annex [[Earth]] into the Council of Worlds, Airazor attended the first council meeting discussing this sudden change of events. {{storylink|New Worlds Order}} In-between Council meetings, the two Eukariens continued adjusting to life on Cybertron, quietly hoping that one day the growing number of immigrants could expand beyond the borders of Iacon. When the Council re-convened to discuss a string of mysterious [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] assaults and the growing distrust of the [[Badgeless]], the two Eukarian delegates were in attendance. The Committee moved to have [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] investigate the crime spree. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

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Things turned sour following the death of [[Drunkatron|an inebriated Decepticon]] which most chalked up to police brutality. Airazor and Obsidian observed an angry mob advancing on Starscream's office, as the two commiserated over their dismay with the fractured Cybertron. Shortly afterwards, Airazor attended the emergency meeting to try and sort out what could be done, a meeting that ended with Ironhide becoming the new head of Cybertronian security. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} Airazor later attended a meeting where Ironhide reported on the progress of the new recruits. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} When [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] attacked Iacon, Airazor and the other Council delegates were temporarily evacuated. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

The Council later met with Optimus to hear his side of the story. Although Prime insisted that his intentions were pure, its members unanimously voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} When Optimus raised a holy [[Metrotitan (G1)|Titan]] from the ground, however, public opinion began to shift back towards Optimus, and the Council began re-considering their ruling. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}

[[File:DesperateTimes-anythingforyou.jpg|thumb|250px|left|And the man shall ride a falcon.]]

Months later, [[Vigilem|Carcer]] detected a fleet of [[zombie]] Titans rapidly approaching Cybertron and intent on scouring the planet clean. The Council attended an emergency meeting to discuss the threat, and wound up preparing for an all-out war against the army. The Titans soon made planetfall; Airazor and Tigatron fought together on the front lines and used their [[beast mode]]s to tear through enemy armor. {{storylink|Ping}} When it became clear that they couldn't win, the two retreated back to the Council [[Spire]] to discuss a last-ditch moves. As a result, both Airazor and Tigatron joined Windblade's strike team, aiming to invade Carcer and seize control of the Titan from its reluctant leader [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

Airazor stood by Starscream as the strike teams attacked making odd faces at the Chancellor's odd habit of [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|seemingly talking to himself]]. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}} After Windblade and Carcer had triumphed, she joined Starscream and [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] in cheering. {{storylink|Rubicon}} It transpired however that "Carcer" was in fact, Vigilem, the Titan of [[Liege Maximo]] who had managed to free his master before he died. The Council was informed of the Prime's inevitable return but only after half of them had already voted to keep it secret and forced the other half to do the same, much to Airazor's discomfort. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

When the crisis had passed, the Council reconvened to meet with Optimus Prime as the Autobot leader discussed sharing Transformer technology with the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, who had recently arrived on Earth. Starscream shot down the proposal; as Earth was not yet a member of the Council, it would be a violation of the [[Tyrest Accord]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

Airazor was present during Earth's induction ceremony into the [[Council of Worlds]] when [[M.A.S.K.]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] was brought before the Council where Elita One ordered them executed. When Knock Out supported the notion owing to the looming threat of Liege Maximo and the short [[human]] lifespan, Airazor protested owing to the fact that, regardless of lifespan, the humans were still living creatures. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}

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Following the invasion, Windblade was due to retake her position on the Council only to learn that Liege Maximo's freedom was still being kept under wraps prompting her to inform Circuit and Longtooth of it which resulted in public elections. After the Camien had announced her intent to run for office, Airazor visited Windblade in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] where she extolled the values of Cybertron's acceptance of 'bots from all walks of life and how that feature could attract more Eukarians (assuming of course Iacon could last five minutes without being half destroyed). She and Tigatron later attended the electoral debates and took part in Windblade's subsequent victory party. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

The Council later assembled to receive an [[Ore-13]] from Optimus Prime before [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] made a dramatic return aboard the [[Nemesis (BW)|''Nemesis'']]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Joined by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], the Council granted the Primes an audience. After an explosion ripped through the [[Spire]], Airazor helped up Tigatron only to learn Alpha Trion had been killed by the blast. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} "Onyx Prime's" machinations had successfully sowed chaos across Cybertron, leaving the Council of Worlds paralyzed and unable to act for the duration of the crisis, and by the time that "Onyx" had been unmasked as a time-travelling Shockwave and arrested, the Council was too late to stop the penultimate stage in Shockwave's plan from falling into place: [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], who began a genocidal rampage across the galaxy. Shortly after the planet-eater destroyed Eukaris, Airazor joined the other members of the Council of Worlds in an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

When Unicron then attacked and destroyed Cybertron, Airazor and Tigatron were among the many refugees who were safely teleported to [[Earth]] by the [[Visionaries]], regrouping at [[Victoria Falls]]. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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Airazor of [[Nuon City|Nuon]] was a champion of the Games who eventually came to sit on the [[Maximal High Council]]. She sat on the Council when the [[Maximal Nation]] declared themselves independent from [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s and the [[Resistance]] alike. When the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] threat arose and consumed Nuon, however, Airazor advocated abandoning neutrality and entering the war against the Builders. She frequently clashed with the pacifist [[Santon]], comparing him to a [[wormozoid ]]. When the Council received an audience by First Resistor [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Preditron]] to hear first hand about the Vehicons, the vote soon swayed in Airazor's favor, and the Maximal Nation went to war.
In the battles to come against the Vehicons and the [[Grand Mal]] fortress, Airazor fought as part of [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], joining with her fellow Councilbots as a battlefield general. They fought alongside the [[Micromaster]] Builder combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] against all odds.

After the war, the [[Cybertronian Parliament]] was founded to govern the planet. The Maximal Nation remained an independent body, and the High Council elected Airazor to serve as their representative at Parliament along with Cheetor and [[Optimal]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
The Maximals traveled across time to find the [[AllSpark]] and change the fate of Cybertron. While battling the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s on pre-[[Ice Age]] Earth, both sides were joined by the Autobots and Decepticons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies forever.

Airazor's function was reconnaissance, and she [[trans-scan]]ned into a falcon. Her [[photon cannon]] and razor-sharp talons were her powers and weapons, and her core traits were her resourcefulness, compassion, and steadfastness. Airazor's message from the future was that she will help guide [[Dinobot (BW)|a conflicted enemy]] towards redemption. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

In a possible destiny recorded on the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Voyager'' Golden Disk]], Airazor was part of the united Maximal-Predacon faction lead by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]. In another possible destiny, she bore witness to Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] leading Cybertron to a new golden age. {{storylink|Source:Golden Disk destinies|''Kingdom'' Golden Disk cards}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Erin Ebers]] (English), [[Hinako Takahashi]] (Japanese) |[[Sandrine Mittelstädt]] (German), [[Nathalie Spitzer]] (French), [[Ana Paula Martins]] (Portuguese), [[Mar Bordallo]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Jessica Ángeles]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Bhagyashri Rao]] (Hindi)}}
{{quote|You know, there's something about ''soaring'' through the sky all day, seeing everything from a distant height, that makes one a keen observer.|Airazor, [[Kingdom episode 2]]}}
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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep5-Airazor-protects-Blackarachnia.jpg|thumb|300px|Transformers: War for [[Tigatron|Airazor's]] [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Affection]]]]

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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:TheEnd-Tigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Airazor was contained in one of the many [[stasis pod]]s on the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] that were ejected when the ship was caught in a battle with the [[Darksyde (BW)|''Darksyde'']] and left in orbit above the planet they crashed on. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} The pod was soon brought down to the surface due to sabotage carried out by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Pod Part 2}} Before she could activate, Airazor was discovered by the [[Vok]] who, using knowledge gleamed from [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], reprogrammed her to serve their interests.

As one of the "[[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]]", Airazor was part of the group that spoke to [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] about the Vok and their rapidly expiring patience towards the Cybertronian interlopers. When Optimus and Megatron managed to escape their cells, the five Children of the Vok moved to stop them. In the ensuing battle, Airazor fought Optimus Primal before the Vok arrived to end the battle. Though the Vok were initially ready to destroy Megatron, Primal convinced the aliens to allow the Maximals and Predacons a chance to unite against the Vok. {{storylink|Children of the Vok}}

When the Vok's ally [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was found out, he called on the totality of the Children of the Vok to attack the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''. The battle drew the attention of the Vok who decided that all Cybertronians were too disruptive and prepared to exterminate them all before the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' destroyed the aliens. In the aftermath, Airazor joined Tigatron in a peaceful life in the wilderness, ignoring both Maximal and Predacon if the same courtesy would be extended. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 23}}}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}
=====Maximal campaign=====
{{Note|Airazor is a playable character for "rescue missions" gameplay.}}
Airazor was absent from the main conflict with both Predacons and the [[Skriix]]; instead, she flew rescue missions, using her flight capabilities to rescue captured Maximals from the Predacons' prison ships.

Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Airazor was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
[[File:N64 Airazor.jpg|frame|Airazor was having second thoughts about this new backpack.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Janet-Laine Green]] (English), [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]] (Japanese)}}

Thanks to Megatron's temporal meddling, history was changed so that Airazor gained a new Transmetal form in the quantum surge. She went on to play a critical role in the Maximals' victory over the Predacons. However, when their enemies had all been taken prisoner, Airazor and Tigatron decided not to join their comrades in their journey to Cybertron. The two sparkmates would reside on prehistoric Earth, observing as the planet recovered from the war. They nonetheless sometimes wondered about what became of their friends and whether or not true peace could finally be found between Maximals and Predacons. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}
{{BW fighter ending|Airazor|N64}}

====Move list====
{{note|This list only includes the character's unique special moves in Beast Mode, as their attacks in Robot Mode and Vehicle Mode are identical to those of every other character.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Beast Attacks'''
|-
|C-Right||Falcon Rush
|-
|C-Up||Razor Dive
|-
|C-Left||Force Wing
|}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Airazor-Transmetal.jpg|thumb|400px|Transmetal Airazor actually comes first in this game.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Airazor-(BW).jpg|thumb|400px]]
Airazor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She appeared in two different bodies:
*''Airazor Transmetal'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Transmetals: Beast Wars - Episode 2" event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, 100 event cores, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Airazor (BW)'' — This Super Rare character was available as a reward to 1000 players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}
[[File:Airazor EarthWars.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Ability:''' She is airborne and smites foes every 15 secs causing 50% speed reduction for 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 secs.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:airazor Airazor at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW-toy AirazorBasic.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sharper than a cybo-razor cut!]]
*'''Airazor''' (Basic Class, [[1997]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''C-10'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Photon cannon]]"

:Part of the first wave of [[Hasbro]]'s second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basics, Airazor transforms into a somewhat generic falcon (or some other bird of prey) with opening beak. Unlike first-year Basics, Airazor's transformation is entirely manual rather than spring-loaded, and therefore a bit more complex. Pulling on the yellow-plastic feathers near her tail activates a spring-loaded wing-movement gimmick. Each wing also has a flip-out "cyber-blade", giving her a pincer-attack when used with the wing flappy-flappy. Her tail hides both a heat-sensitive "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" and a non-firing "photon cannon" that can be hand-held or mounted on the underside of either forearm.

:There is an ''exceedingly'' minor [[retool]]ing variant of this toy, where later releases added small grooves to the inside of the falcon-mode head, allowing for easier installation of the lower beak.

:The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release of the toy in January 1998 is seemingly identical to the Hasbro release, except (of course) for packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Airazor/airazor.htm More information on Airazor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy Airazor-video.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This took forever to photograph because the damn thing's ankles are looser than the WWE's drug policies.]]
*'''Airazor''' (Video pack-in, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Blaster

:The original Airazor toy was given a similar but darker [[redeco]], and packaged with a VHS tape containing the episodes "[[Aftermath]]" and "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]". She retains all of her previous [[gimmick]]ry.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/Airazor/airazor.htm More information on video Airazor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heaven Showdown: Airrazor vs Kuwagiger''' (VS pack, January [[1998]])
**''ID number'': '''VS-10'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster
:For her (his) [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release, Airazor was available both as an individually-boxed toy, and in an "Heaven Showdown" (大空の対決 ''Ōzora no Taiketsu'') Vs-pack with [[Insecticon (BW)#VS10|Kuwagiger]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You're looking at a first here.]]
*'''Airazor''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998/[[1999]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''C-45'''

:Part of the third wave of Hasbro [[Transmetal]] Deluxes, Airazor transforms from a semi-organic robot into a mechanical falcon. She has a third "seaplane" mode with fold-down pontoons and exposed thruster engines. In robot mode, the chromed beast-mode backplate can fold around her torso as a "shield" mode. She holds the distinction of being the first [[female Transformer]] toy that was actually designed to be female from the start.

:Some early releases of the [[Hasbro]] Airazor have much more lavender-hued chrome than the normal blue of later versions.

:The Takara version of this toy, released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars Metals'' product, has more orange-tinted yellow plastics, and the pearlescent whites are more translucent white. The "AIRAZOR" [[tampograph]] on the Hasbro version's chromed shields was also changed to "CYBERTRON" with the Maximal [[insignia|faction symbol]]. The Takara version's chrome is also far less prone to flaking than the Hasbro version.

:A popular "fan mode" of the toy has the pontoons raised over her shoulders in robot mode, with the support struts pointing forward like cannons, giving her some ranged weaponry.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/TMAirazor/tmairazor.htm More information on Transmetal Airazor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave Showdown: Airazor vs Quickstrike''' (VS set, September 1999)
**''ID number'': '''VS-45'''

:In Japan, ''Metals'' Airazor was available both as an individual and in a "Heatwave Showdown" (陽炎の対決, ''kagerō no taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Quickstrike (BW)#VS45|Quickstrike]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BW-toy Airazor FKTM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Airazor''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)

:Part of the third wave of the final year of the ''Beast Wars'' line, Airazor's Transmetal toy was given a tweaked deco and released as part of the so-called "[[Fox Kids]]" assortment of Deluxe Transmetal redecos. This redeco was not as drastic a change from the original as the others in the series, mostly making her darker and more desaturated tones of the same colors.

:This version of Airazor was made available in Japan as a [[JafCon]] convention [[exclusive]], under the name "Metals Airazor Earth", along with the "Fox Kids" versions of Transmetal [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#FKTM|Cheetor]] and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#FKTM|Rattrap]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/FKTMAirazor/airazor.htm More information on Fox Kids! Transmetal Airazor at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
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[[File:Airazortimelinestoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am a symptom of the retroactive ruination of ''Beast Wars''.]]
*'''Airazor''' (Club exclusive, [[March 26]], [[2007]])
**''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=After the show, Airazor was offered as a club exclusive. That was one I proposed, but the original concept photoshop has been lost to time. I was really happy with how well Energon Slugslinger worked here. Here's the production figure.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370244396155875331|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=11}}</ref>

:The second members-only exclusive to [[Fun Publications]]' [[Transformers Collectors' Club]], Airazor (referred to as "Chromia 10 Pilot" in her bio) is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]] with a [[retool]]ed head, transforming into a Cybertronic twin-cockpit jet. Her jet mode has an under-slung spring-loaded missile launcher (which flips over her shoulder in [[robot mode]]), plus she also has flip-out (non-firing) blasters as well.

::*''[https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370244396155875331 Designer commentary on Airazor from Joe Moore on Twitter]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Maximal/Airazor/airazor.htm More information on Airazor at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Airazor.jpg|thumb|300px|Because one toy of Airazor from before she was born wasn't enough!]]
*'''Airazor''' (BotCon 2016 exclusive, 2016)
**''Accessories'': 2 arm-mounted photon cannons

:Sold individually at [[BotCon 2016]], Airazor is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|Slipstream]], who in turn is a retool of [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]]. She comes with two photon cannons that clip on her arms in a different orientation in each mode. Her jet mode fuselage contains a flip-down landing gear and her VTOL wing fans can flip up on a hinge and spin. Unlike the toy-based colors of her previous [[Fun Publications]] toy, this iteration takes its cues from her cartoon appearance.

:This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' version of [[Stiletto (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stiletto]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Maximal/BCAirazor/airazor.htm More information on Dawn of the Predacus Airazor at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Airazor.jpg|300px|thumb|Hahaha! Miiiiiighty Eaaaagle!]]
*'''Airazor''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K14'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 26]], 2021
**''Accessories'': 2 "[[Photon rifle|Photon Blasters]]"<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-deluxe-wfc-k14-airazor Hasbro Pulse] description states "Comes with 2 Photon Blaster accessories that attach to figure's wrists."</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dennis Chan]] (sculptor), [[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

:Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Airazor transforms from a ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon-accurate robot into a realistic peregrine falcon. Said beast mode is more posable than it has ever been with past toys, with multiple joints in her wings, legs, and head, including an opening beak. She includes two weapons based on the arm-mounted talon missiles she used in the cartoon which can also be held in her hands, mounted onher forearms or mounted on hips (like holsters) via 5mm ports. The hip 5mm ports double as rear storage on her beast mode. Oddly, Airazor's colors are ''much'' lighter than that of her appearance in ''Beast Wars''.

:Airazor's stock photography depicts an additional robot mode, with an extended torso, open wings, folded-down shoulder pads, and her falcon head and robot head switching places. The renders on her packaging also feature an inconsistancy; the render of her robot mode showcases a Maximal sigil on the chest/the neck of her Falcon mode's head, which is absent in the actual falcon mode's render and the figure itself. The final product places the Maximal sigil on the right forearm.

:The multi-hinged segments in the middle of Airazor's wings are prone to developing stress marks if excessive force is used. Most notably this can happen when unfolding her wings from the packaging, as they are folded in a reverse manner contrary to the hinge design in order to fit them into the cardboard insert. Please take extra care unfolding them the first time.

:Much like most of the toyline, Airazor comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for her wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character.

:Airazor was retooled with a new head as ''Kingdom'' [[Skywarp (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Skywarp]], who also served as the model for the comic character [[Bluebolt]]. The mold was also differently and heavily retooled as [[Terrorsaur (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Terrorsaur]] for the ''Golden Disk Collection''.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Airazormutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Airazor was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Airazor is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing <s>squats</s> an action pose. She has a little base attached to her feet for balancing reasons.

:She is marketed as an Autobot instead of a Maximal and comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].
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==Gender==
[[File:AirazorJapan1.jpg|175px||thumb|[[tvtropes:Main/ShesAManInJapan|She's a man in Japan]]]]
Airazor's gender in the [[Hasbro]] line is due to ''Beast Wars'' story editors [[Bob Forward]] and [[Larry DiTillio]]'s insistence. The original Airazor toy wasn't developed with a specific gender in mind, and Bob & Larry wanted a larger female presence in the show, and the Airazor toy seemed as good a choice as any. They requested the change early enough that the toy's packaging bio could have its pronouns changed to female. The later Transmetal version of Airazor was the first American-released Transformer mold created to represent a female character.

In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Airazor was made male. The exact reason for this has never been made known; it could have been for the sake of sales (girl characters are believed to sell poorly in boys toylines) or [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] could have simply been working from outdated material provided by Hasbro in which Airazor was still regarded as male. We may never know.

Initially, the dub skirted around any possibility of romance between Airazor and Tigatron, altering all flirtatious dialogue to change the intent (Tigatron's line in "[[The Trigger, Part 2]]" about how "the lady shall ride a tiger" was rewritten to a more generic command for them to get moving). To explain the closeness of their relationship, Tigatron was humorously portrayed as a "samurai retainer" and Airazor acted as his "ward"; intimating a "brotherly" sort of bond.

[[File:BWM Airazor color.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Except when she isn't.]]

Things remained as such all the way until "[[Other Visits (Part 1)]]" when the scripting and animation could no longer allow for any vagaries regarding their relationship. Beginning rather randomly in that episode, Airazor flirtatiously starts calling Tigatron by the nickname "Ti-chan", leaving Tigatron to get flustered and anxiously call for him to stop. When the pair are attacked, they both express their love for one another in dialogue primarily unchanged from the English version. Their romantic attraction was a very spontaneous change in the Japanese version of the series and Japanese magazine editors, responding to letters from confused young fans, gently explained the situation. From the letters page of the ''Beast Wars Club'' magazine:<ref>[http://netatama.net/lite/image/2263677 Scan] of the letters pages from a Japanese ''Beast Wars Club'' magazine</ref>

:'''Question:''' "If Tigatron and Airazor are both boys, how come they were flirting when the [[Vok|Aliens]] abducted them?"
:'''Answer:''' "Even among humans there are boys who both love (like) each other. In the case of Tigatron and Airazor, they had been fighting together for a long time and as their emotions increased, their friendship turned to feelings of love. 'Transform', indeed!"

In the case of the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga, however, Airazor's female gender was retained, as was her heterosexual romantic relationship with Tigatron. This was due to the fact that Airazor's [[Transmetal]] toy had an indisputably feminine build. Additionally, there was never a manga for the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon in Japan, so the backstory for ''Metals'' could be whatever writer/artist [[Shōji Imaki]] wanted it to be (the manga has numerous irreconcilable divergences from the show's events right out of the gate). Airazor is presented as a stereotypically "girly" ingenue more deeply devoted to Tigatron, as compared to her English cartoon persona and design.

The ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' manga would poke "fun" at Airazor's gender bending from time to time. Airazor is portrayed as looking highly feminine and cute, however, it is revealed to the confusion of the cast that "she" is male. The same "joke" is extended onto [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], who was portrayed as a flamboyant homosexual in the dub of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Machines]]'', and is seen as a cross-dresser in the ''Legends'' manga. This is apparently supposed to be "funny".

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==Notes==
*An [[Bitch Wars|unproduced ''Beast Wars'' episode concept]] would have seen Airazor and Blackarachnia join forces as a "third faction" for a bit. It went unproduced as the writers couldn't see where to go with the idea.
*Like most characters in the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Airazor was given a verbal tic—when in battle or transforming, [[#Gender|he]] would shout ''haya'' in imitation of a falcon's cry (''hayabusa'' also being the Japanese word for "falcon").
*Somewhat inexplicably, a number of the Italian toyline-specific names for various ''Beast Wars'' characters were only printed on the cardback for the Italian "video-pack" release of Airazor; the names do not even appear on the cardback for "video-pack" [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], who was presumably released in proximity to her, if not at the same time. The Italian names only printed on "video-pack" Airazor were: Insector ([[Powerpinch]]), Rapax ([[Lazorbeak]]), Vortex ([[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]), Anfibius ([[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]]), Diablo ([[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]]), Cannibal ([[Manterror]]), Tenax ([[Retrax]]), Dingo ([[K-9]]), and Bison ([[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]]).
*The name of Airazor's ship in "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', is a reference to her original toy's Japanese ID number.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Airrazor''' (エアラザー ''Earazā'')<ref>Sources consistently Romanize the name as such.</ref>
*''French:'' '''Aérolame''' (Canada, "Aeroblade"), '''Serdacier''' (French cartoon dub and Transmetal)<ref>Dervied from ''serres d'acier'' ("steel talons").</ref>
*''Italian:'' '''Falcon''' (original toy), '''Falcon Lady''' (cartoon), '''Metal Falcon''' (Transmetal), '''Falco''' (video-pack release)
*''Hungarian'' '''Légszelő''' (''Kingdom'' sub, "Airslicer")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēi Jiàn''' (China, 飞箭, "Flying Arrow"), '''Shén Yīng''' (Taiwan, 神鷹, "God Hawk"), '''Yīng Nǚ''' (Taiwan, 鷹女, "Hawk Woman")
*''Polish:'' '''Brzytwozora'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Falcúria'''
*''Russian:'' '''Orlona''' (Орлона)
*''Spanish:'' '''Cuchilla''' (Latin American toy, "Razor Blade"), '''Aguila''' (Latin American cartoon dub, "Eagle")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDWAirazorcharactermodel.jpg|IDW continuity robot mode
File:WFC-Kingdom-Airazor-art.jpg|''Kingdom'' package art
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Council members]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:Jungle Planet]]
[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:Pilots]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Security officers]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Transmetals]]
[[Category:TransTech Maximals]]
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[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Maximals]]

Cartoons

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Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: Slight change to grammar in the introduction paragraph

Throughout the history of the ''Transformers'' brand, '''cartoons''' have been its primary advertising vehicle. After all, in most cases, it's free for the viewer to watch, and is more attention-catching while requiring less "work" on their part than reading a [[comics|comic]] (In theory, at least). Almost every major ''Transformers'' toyline has had an accompanying cartoon attached to it.

This article focuses on the "major" pieces of animation. For a complete listing of ''every'' bit of ''Transformers'' cartoon media, see [[:Category: Media]].

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==A Brief-ish History of ''Transformers'' Cartoons==
===Pre-''Transformers''....===
In the early 1980s, one of the many facets of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]'s "deregulation" push was a change in the rules of how television programs could be used to advertise products in the [[United States of America|United States]], especially to children. Previously, an entertainment program could not be ''about'' a product... yet a show could be "sponsored" (read: owned) by a company with a product to sell, have the company name and product plastered everywhere, ''and'' bring the show to a screeching halt to directly address the audience and ham-handedly try and sell them the company's product. Deregulation pretty much inverted things: an entertainment program ''could'' exist solely to be about a product, but it could not ''overtly, directly'' tell its audience to buy this product available from fine retailers near you and be the envy of the neighborhood. This prohibition even extended to the [[commercial]] breaks, meaning a commercial for the product in question could not air during the timeslot for the show made to advertise said toy.

It's kind of a toss-up as to which is the worse option, really. Overt browbeating, or sneaky suggestion? But toy companies were ''very'' keen on the latter....

(Japan, meanwhile, had no qualms about overt toy-shilling in kids' shows seemingly at any point.)

==="Generation 1" (1984–1990)===
[[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''The Transformers''''': This one scene has been referenced ''endlessly''.]]
[[File:Brainmasters victory cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Victory''''': Generally held as the best of the Japanese-original ''Transformers'' shows... which might be damnation with faint praise.]]

Jumping on the brand-new "advertainment" bandwagon of the early 80s, [[Hasbro]] teamed up with [[Marvel Comics]] and [[Sunbow Productions]] to produce cartoons for multiple toylines. '''''The Transformers''''' aired in syndication, proving a tremendous success that pushed a ''lot'' of plastic. It even did so well as to get its own [[The Transformers: The Movie|theatrical-release movie]] following the show's second season, though that didn't do so well either box-office-wise or audience-reception-wise. Turns out gruesomely killing off the characters kids were hoping to see kick butt on the big screen is kind of a bad move. A third season of the cartoon following the movie's events aired, but a reduced budget led to many (but not all) episodes having much cheaper, uglier animation (a distressingly common occurrence for any cartoon lasting a few seasons back then), finally petering out with a super-short three-episode "season 4" mini-series wrapping things up. Still, it outlasted most of its contemporaries. The cartoon would be repackaged and re-run in syndication for years afterwards, such as via the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]]'' cartoon that added obnoxious [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] [[scene transition]]s to existing episodes, but there wouldn't be new ''Transformers'' animation in the US for nearly a decade.

In Japan, "Generation 1" ''Transformers'' lasted a little longer. [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] brought over the first two seasons in 1985, turning them into a single season under the title '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''', and it was a runaway success. This was followed by season three, branded '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'''''... which completely bypassed ''The Movie''. A short direct-to-video animation, '''''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]''''' was produced as a sort-of bridger, but did not offer any insights as to the disappearance of faction leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who had been killed in ''The Movie''. Following the end of the imported US run of cartoons (minus the final three-parter), [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] commissioned three more years of ''Transformers'' cartoons based on their take on the toyline, which diverged pretty heavily from what Hasbro was doing with the brand. These series were much less episodic-status-quo in nature, telling an ongoing story with ramping-up continuity, and timed character reveals with the releases of new toys (toy releases in Japan are much more tightly controlled by the manufacturer than is remotely possible in the US). But come the Nineties, ''Transformers'' was on the downslide there as well, managing only a [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|single episode "Original Video Animation"]] before being replaced with the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series for Takara-toyline-shilling giant transforming/combining robot television.

By the way, the three Japanese TV series all received ''hilariously'' awful English-language dubs for Asian-market television, via [[Omni Productions]].

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:*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''
:*''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''
:*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory]]'' (Japan)
:*[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Transformers: Zone'' – "Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!"]] (Japan)
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===The Beast Era (1996–2001)===
[[File:Beastwarsmaxgroup.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Beast Wars''''': A convergence of flukes and hail-Mary plays that is the ''reason any of us are even here right now''.]]
[[File:Newforcesarrive.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Beast Wars II''''': Sometimes people remember it exists.]]

In the mid-Nineties, ''Transformers'' returned to television in the US as the radically different '''''Beast Wars''''' cartoon, a CG-animated series produced by the makers of the smash-hit ''ReBoot''. Part of a ground-up re-envisioning of ''Transformers'' to save it from complete cancellation, the series was initially viewed with trepidation at ''best'' by the fandom ([[Trukk not munky|rabid hatred]] was not uncommon). But with a (generally) more mature story told with a mind towards its own internal continuity, as well as increased nods and links to [[The Transformers (franchise)|the past]], all told with state-of-the-art imagery that looked like nothing else on TV, ''Beast Wars'' nowadays is seen by many fans as one of the best ''Transformers'' cartoons ever made, if not ''the'' best, providing new concepts that are now held as ''fundamental'' to what ''Transformers'' is as a concept. But more importantly, it attracted an entirely new audience of kids for whom the Autobots and Decepticons meant nothing. This success translated to a huge spike in toy sales, more than saving ''Transformers'' from extinction and propelling it back to a top-contending toyline. The series would even win several awards, including an Emmy(!), and ran for three seasons, starting in syndication and eventually ending up on the popular [[Fox Kids]] weekday-afternoon/Saturday-morning block.

Takara brought the first season of ''Beast Wars'' to Japan in 1997, where it was a roaring success (ha ha), but the show's much slower production schedule meant Takara needed filler before the rest of the series would be ready to air. Two cel-animated series were ordered to advertise their own ''Beast Wars'' sequel series. These shows were ''much'' lighter and "kiddy" in tone than ''Beast Wars'' (which had also gotten a supremely jokey Japanese dub), and the animation quality was... not good. The fact that many toys were considered far too difficult for the intended age group to properly transform hurt the series further, and ''Transformers'' was back in a slump. In 1999, Takara ported over seasons two and three of the Mainframe series as '''''Beast Wars Metals''''', which are considered ''Beast Wars'' at its prime by much of the fandom... but the well had already been truly poisoned, and ''Metals'' couldn't salvage the ratings and sales.

Back in the US, ''Beast Wars'' was followed up with a direct sequel, '''''Beast Machines''''', which boasted a much improved level of CG animation, but its darker, grimmer tone proved to be a bit of a sour note with audiences. The cartoon was plotted out with a definite, conclusive end to the story in season two, and its intended sequel series, ''[[Transtech]]'', was shelved in its earliest stages of development. Later [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|comics]] would follow up on these events, but as far as television is concerned, this was the end of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon timeline in the US. Takara would delay its airing of ''Beast Machines'' for four years, and then gave it only a limited release. In the meantime, in 2000, Takara chose to reboot ''Transformers'' with an all-new series.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
:*''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines: Transformers]]''
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===''Car Robots / Robots in Disguise'' (2000–2002)===
[[File:Rid9.JPG|right|thumb|250px|'''''Robots in Disguise''''': Remembered fondly, if almost solely for these doofuses.]]

With the "Beast" shows in a downward spiral of ratings and toy sales, Takara tried to salvage the brand for the new millennium with '''''Car Robots''''', a new series starring modern-vehicle Autobots with beast-bot Predacons, set in the modern age. The series was originally rather vague on its ties to previous continuity, starring an entirely new cast of characters, likely to try and keep as much distance from the prior failed series as possible. Unfortunately, the ploy didn't work, and for many of the same reasons, including a disconnect between the very young age group the cartoon was aimed at and the complexity of the toys it was advertising. ''Car Robots'' didn't do well in the ratings, and the toy sales similarly were disappointing.

Both Hasbro and Takara saw this as a time to re-work just what they were doing with ''Transformers'', and began to coordinate on a new, unified version of the brand. In the interim, Hasbro ported the series over as '''''Robots in Disguise''''' in 2001, airing on Fox Kids six days a week... where it would do considerably better than it did in Japan, both in ratings and in toy sales. The dub was headed up by [[Saban Entertainment]], and retained the original series' generally jokey nature, though now littered with references to prior ''Transformers'' series not present in the original script.

Takara, on the other hand, let ''Transformers'' lapse for a few years, shifting to the ''Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver'' giant robot series for kids, and focusing more on collector-oriented nostalgia lines for ''Transformers''.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''

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===The Unicron Trilogy (2002–2006)===
[[File:Galactic Heroes Cybertron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Armada''''': The start of a very frustrating era.]]
[[File:Cyb ep51 til all are one.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Cybertron''''': Ending the anime era on an okay, if not great, note.]]
Still riding the anime boom in the US, Hasbro and Takara coordinated on the next several years of mainline ''Transformers'' toys and cartoons, with Takara handling the cartoon duties. Now airing on [[Cartoon Network]], '''''Transformers: Armada''''' was another continuity reboot, where the Autobots and Decepticons are summoned to Earth following the reawakening of a lost race of power-enhancing Transformers, the [[Mini-Con]]s. This was followed by two direct sequels, both out of Japan, and both mixing CG robots with hand-drawn humans. All three series ultimately focused on the monster planet [[Unicron]], which would in time give the series the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]" monicker.

Unfortunately, the Unicron Trilogy cartoons stumbled out of the gate and never ''really'' recovered until the very end. Due to Cartoon Network's stringent scheduling demands, ''Armada'' and '''''Energon''''' were rushed to air in the US with unfinished animation (not that the "finished" animation later aired in Japan was really any improvement, reportedly being animated by the lowest bidder) and atrociously quick-and-dirty dubbing, with there sometimes being a mere 24 hours between "get the untranslated script from Japan" and "the voice actors are in the booth to record now". None of this was helped with storylines that meandered aimlessly for several episodes. ''Energon'', in particular, was poorly translated into English, featured terrible CGI animation, and mediocre English voice acting. The final series, '''''Cybertron''''', fared better with a more relaxed dubbing period (as it aired in Japan first) and higher production values, but the damage had still been done. Despite the cartoons' issues, toy sales were still steady, and ''Armada'' sold well on the strength of its [[gimmick]]s and the popularity of the tiny Mini-Cons. But anime no longer packed the punch it used to, and Hasbro was ready to change gears.

This also marked the end of Takara (now TakaraTomy following a merger) being the company to lead the direction of ''Transformers'' television animation.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''

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===''Transformers Animated'' (2007–2010)===
[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Autobots assemble.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Animated''''': Back on the quality upswing.]]
Hasbro and Takara worked together with Cartoon Network to co-develop the next series, '''''Transformers Animated''''', seeing the Autobots and Decepticons heavily re-imagined in the style of action-adventure cartoons like ''Teen Titans'', a deliberate shift away from the look of the [[Transformers (film)|big live-action movie]] also coming out in 2007. Many people who worked on ''Teen Titans'' in particular coordinated with Hasbro and Takara's crews on the character designs, resulting in toys that matched their animated counterparts to an astounding degree. Like with ''Beast Wars'', the initial response was [[ruined FOREVER|far from favorable]], but once again, the turnaround was swift and ''Animated'' remains a favorite series for many fans to this day. The show did well ratings-wise and toy-sales-wise, running three seasons with some early plans for a [[Transformers Animated season 4|fourth season]] in the works, but friction over scheduling, and a general desire to have more control over their entertainment, would lead Hasbro to break ties with Cartoon Network and start anew.

''Animated'' was brought to Japan in 2010(!), though heavily edited to allow for longer intro/outro segments, plus a live-action shameless toy commercial segment, plus a few episodes never aired at all.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''

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===The "Aligned" series (2010–2020)===
[[File:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Prime''''': Put the live-action movies and ''Animated'' in a blender...]]
[[File:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Rescue Bots''''': The longest-running ''Transformers'' cartoon. No, really.]]
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Robots in Disguise''''': May contain up to 80% less Optimus Prime.]]

As part of a big push to become an "IP house" instead of just a mere toymaker following the runaway success of the ''Transformers'' movies, Hasbro joined with the Discovery Channel to form the [[Hub Network]], a new family channel full of Hasbro-funded shows, Hasbro's back catalog of shows, and some actual new not-Hasbro-toy-shilling programming (some of which was actually really good). Naturally, the big name in its lineup was '''''Transformers: Prime''''', the flagship of the new "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity, using state-of-the-art CG animation, with a style and tone that was heavily influenced by the movies, but with ample ''Animated'' influence to boot. The series premiered well ''before'' its accompanying toyline was released, as part of that whole "we're not just a toy shiller" drive. The series ran for three seasons, with a final [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|TV movie event]] putting a "cap" on the whole thing.

''Prime'' was brought to Japan, once again with a more jokey dub (why? when has that ''ever'' worked out for them?) but ''only'' its first two seasons. The show was also further edited to allow space for ''two'' additional overt toy-selling segments. Some of the third-season ''Beast Hunters'' toys were ported to Japan, but under the banner of the '''''Triple Combination: Transformers Go!''''' toyline, which also had a cartoon... but ''not'' on television. Instead, the ''Go!'' cartoon, a mix of CG with traditional animation, was released on single-episode DVDs packed in with two different boys' magazines in later 2013 through early 2014, and conspicuously focused on the toys unique to ''Go!''.

Hasbro also introduced the '''''Rescue Bots''''' cartoon on Hub as well, as part of the re-launch of the [[Playskool]]-branded [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|''Transformers'' line for preschool kids]]. Amazingly, this series is set in the same continuity/timeline as the older-aimed ''Prime'', though the fine details take a bit of "squint test" to work out. The series was a ''huge'' success both with its intended audience ''and'' older fans, thanks to its light, breezy tone, sense of humor and consistent writing quality, and lasted ''four'' very full seasons... even out-lasting "The Hub" itself, which rebranded to "[[Discovery Family]]" in 2014. In fact, ''Rescue Bots'' holds the record of any ''Transformers'' show for number of half-hour episodes produced.

With the Hub not panning out as Hasbro hoped ratings-wise, and Discovery Family now severely downplaying Hasbro content, ''Transformers'' moved back to Cartoon Network for the sequel series to ''Prime'', '''''Robots in Disguise''''' (not to be confused with the 2001 series). Though produced by the same animation house, the series looks near-nothing like ''Prime'', using bright cel-shaded CG with slightly lower frame-rate to make it look more hand-animated. On top of that, its story is far lighter in tone, aimed more at the 5-to-11-years-old audience, a sharp contrast to the often-grim ''Prime''. Despite getting Cartoon Network's usual less-than-great timeslots for anything not produced in-house, ''Robots in Disguise'' lasted three seasons with a "season 2.5" mini-series as well. TakaraTomy brought ''Robots in Disguise'' to Japan as '''''Transformers Adventure''''', this time nigh-simultaneously with the US release, and ''once again'' only aired the first two seasons (including "season 2.5")... though at least the show was originally written so each season-ending episode could also serve as a series-ender. Following this, it appears that TakaraTomy has given up on ''Transformers'' on normal television, as there's been no announcements of any new series, imported or original, since 2016.

By 2018, Hasbro was changing its strategy with ''Transformers'', moving towards a "unified brand" presentation with a much more consistent design for its main cast across all media (at least, in the media it had more control of, AKA "not the live-action movies"), including rebooting both the cartoons and [[comics]]... with one exception. The new kids' series '''''Rescue Bots Academy''''' was a direct sequel to ''Rescue Bots'' from many of that series' main writers/producers, with many of the main characters from the prior series returning... but not their voice actors, because ''Academy'' did follow the relaunch suit by moving to a less-expensive production and non-union voice casting, as well as shortening the length of episodes to 11 minutes. In concession to the brand overhaul, previous characters like [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] were redesigned to line up with their concurrent ''Cyberverse'' iterations (see below).

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''
:*''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015)
:*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]''

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===''Cyberverse'' (2018–2021)===
[[File:Eruption-AutobotsRollOut.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Cyberverse''''': Effectively an online-only show.]]

2018 saw Hasbro push for a "unified brand look", changing much of its toyline and media output visually to a more singular vision of the brand, as well as... less-costly animation production studios and voice-over. Thus, Hasbro rebooted the main "kids" series once again with the '''''Cyberverse''''' cartoon, a ''different'' cel-shaded CG series focusing on [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and making use of Hasbro's Generation 1-inspired "[[evergreen]]" character designs. On top of that, the series moved to an 11-minute format, following the trend in kids' media for shorter chunks of cartoon... plus near-simultaneous (and occasionally early) release online via the Cartoon Network site and YouTube, since the actual daytime Cartoon Network schedule is primarily reserved for in-house productions, leaving most "outside" programming to air in the buttcrack of the morning. In ''contrast'' to most other 11-minute shows, ''Cyberverse'' is heavily serialized, with the events of episodes flowing into one another to an extent not really seen since the end of the Unicron Trilogy. The show ultimately ran for three full seasons before concluding with a shortened fourth season released straight-to-web. While fan reception was lukewarm at first, many were ultimately won over by the show's repeated introduction of new and fan-favorite characters, as well as the compelling story arc featured in the show's back half. ''Cyberverse'' has since been imported to Japan and released exclusively via online outlets.

Meanwhile in China, the ''Cyberverse'' assets got used for an all-new television cartoon originally scheduled for 2020 (''cough'') via [[China Central Television]], '''''Nezha: Transformers''''', a sort of pseudo-crossover with the 2003 cartoon ''The Legend of Nezha''. This series combines the tale of the Transformers with the legend of the god [[Nezha]]...who can now take transforming-robot form, as can many of his allies and enemies. Unfortunately, little is known about this series so far, including what ties it has to ''Cyberverse'' fiction outside of model re-use—and if it will ever actually ''air at all''.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''
:*''[[Nezha: Transformers (cartoon)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' (China)

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===''EarthSpark'' (2022–present)===
[[File:EarthSpark first look.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''EarthSpark''''': Because sometimes people ''do'' want to watch something other than the big robots.]]

During the later stages of ''Cyberverse''{{'}}s run, Hasbro acquired entertainment company [[Entertainment One]], who took over production of all Transformers animation. Following the acquisition, eOne began collaborating with [[Nickelodeon]] on the next mainline ''Transformers'' series. (Given Nickelodeon and [[Paramount Pictures]] share a parent company in Paramount Global, it's a bit surprising we didn't see this happen sooner.) The result of this collaboration was the '''''EarthSpark''''' cartoon, first announced in February 2021. ''EarthSpark'' is, in many ways, a sort of return to form for ''Transformers''; it once again features 22-minute episodes, and returns humans to the forefront of the story after a prolonged absence from most ''Transformers'' media over the previous half-decade like ''Cyberverse'', ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', and the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|2019 IDW comic]]. Thanks to Nickelodeon directly co-producing, ''EarthSpark'' was also afforded a bigger budget than the last few cartoons, allowing for higher-quality CG animation and union voice acting for the first time in a ''Transformers'' cartoon since 2018. Originally announced to air on Nickelodeon itself, the series was later confirmed to be premiering first on the [[Paramount+]] streaming service in 2022, alongside airing on Nick.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]''
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===Miscellany===
[[File:TyphoonTwister-SpeedBotchosen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Go-Bots''''': Not to be confused with ''[[GoBots]]''. ''GoBots'' was better.]]
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|right|thumb|250px|'''''Combiner Wars''''': Occasionally had Combiners in it.]]
Of course, there are many "smaller" serialized cartoons in ''Transformers'' history, most of them either packed-in with toys or released through online outlets. For the most part, these are intended to advertise "side" lines rather than a "main" series, and almost never air on TV... but again, there are notable exceptions.

Possibly the most ambitious of these non-televised series is the '''''Prime Wars Trilogy''''' of short cartoons produced by [[Machinima]], released between 2016 and 2018 based on the collector-aimed ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys. These sequential shorts were aimed at adult collectors, with darker storylines. While big on Facebook, the reception from the more dedicated fan-base, especially those who'd had years of "adult" ''Transformers'' content through [[IDW Publishing]]'s widely-praised [[comics]], was...considerably less than glowing, with complaints of stilted, lifeless animation, sub-par voice acting, and try-hard grimdark nonsensical plotting. A series based on the '''''War for Cybertron Trilogy''''', helmed by the same showrunner and produced by [[Rooster Teeth]], premiered on [[Netflix]] in July 2020, with two additional seasons following over the next year, and got pretty much the same reception as the prior trilogy. Netflix also premiered a comedy series based on the '''''BotBots''''' toyline in early 2022, which featured its own original story almost entirely separate from the traditional franchise mythos, and was generally well-received as a change of pace from the usual fare.

====Main articles:====
:*''[[Go-Bots (cartoon)|Go-Bots]]''
:*''[[Robotmasters (cartoon)|Robotmasters]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Universe (cartoon)|Transformers: Universe]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions]]''
:*''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Transformers: Combiner Wars]] / [[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]] / [[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Portal]]'' (Russia)
:*''[[Bumblebee's First Life on Earth]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''
:*''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|Transformers: BotBots]]''

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Talk:Prototype

2023-03-27T13:44:13Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips:

==Possible photos==
Anything taken at toy shows like Toy Fair, BotCon etc. would be fair game, right? How about those "military Alternators" mock-ups from BotCon 2007? Or the unproduced Titaniums?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 09:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

==Missing prototype type?==

Thanks to a YouTube video on TJ Omega's channel, I've been enlightened to the concept of clear plastic prototypes, however I don't see them mentioned anywhere in the article. Are we missing information or is there some other reason it's not here? [[User:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|Broadside's Fish'N'Chips]] ([[User talk:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|talk]]) 09:44, 27 March 2023 (EDT)

Dead End (Armada)

2023-03-20T16:51:45Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: Changed "Robots in Diaguise" in armada toy description to "Robots in Disguise" with link.

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{{disambig3|Dead End}}
:''Dead End is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:DeadendarmadaMTMTE.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|And you thought that other [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] was depressed.]]
What scraps of mind remain within '''Dead End''' are twisted beyond all hope of recovery. A gibbering mad-bot in an eternal state of mind-numbing terror, Dead End lives (such as it is) within the depths of the colossal [[Unicron]]. The Chaos-Bringer has a use for the poor creature, however; he is the template for the hundreds—perhaps thousands—of non-sentient [[Dead End Drone]]s that serve as part of Unicron's immune system.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon continuity===
[[File:Twirl-wheee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{note|Dead End didn't make a physical appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon. Instead, [[Dead End Drone|"laser pod" drones]] seen in the episodes "[[Alliance]]" and "[[Union]]" were used based off of the Dead End toy's design. The [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] later [[retcon]]ned the drones from the cartoon and ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comic as clones of the real Dead End.<ref>Defunct Official Transformers Collectors' Club site members' section, Micro-Sized Online! Mini-Con Profiles, 23 March 2007</ref>}}

Dead End and the drones based on him defended Unicron during his battle with Cybertron's population. {{storylink|Alliance}} {{storylink|Union}} {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:WhatLiesBeneath3-Unicroninterior.jpg|thumb|upright=0.99|Dead End is top shelf!]]
Dead End (or one of his clones) could be seen briefly inside the core of Unicron. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

===Legends World===
Dead End was among the Mini-Con toys stolen by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] in the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
A massive Dead End can be seen on one hemisphere of Unicron's planetary mode. {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)|Transformers}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armadatoy Dead End.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gonna fight for what's right Before it's gone gone gone]]
*'''Unicron with Mini-Con Dead End''' (Supreme Class, 2003)
**''Takara ID number'': '''MX-00'''
**''Takara release date'': September ??, 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Available only with the massive ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], Dead End transforms into a dark gray and yellow mechanical "moon" with a non-firing cannon. As a Mini-Con, he has a "[[Powerlinx]]" socket on his vehicle-mode underside which allows him to attach to any toy with a "Powerlinx" style [[5 mm post]]; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached. His upper and lower hemispheres are on a swivel joint, which does not serve any real purpose according to the instructions, but can be used to push his robot head to the "back" opposite the cannon-barrel to make it look like a little thruster, if that floats your boat.

: Dead End in moon mode can fit into a specially-shaped socket on Unicron's planet form, acting as a turret.

: This mold was used to make the [[Dead End Drone]], [[Dead End General#Toys|Dead End General]], and [[Kranix (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Kranix]].

:Dead End is about the size of a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] cyclone Mini-Con. As a result of this and his spherical alt mode, he can be placed in, and launched by, any Robots in Disguise figure with a cyclone Mini-Con launcher, as can other toys of this mold type.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on Dead End at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armadatoy Dead End Contest.jpg|thumb|300px|'''B'''iogeocenosis (生態系) '''U'''nlimited (無限界) '''G'''enocidemachine (抹消機)]]
*'''''Hikari no'' Unicron''' (Supreme Class, 2003)

:This contest-prize [[exclusive]] toy of Unicron's [[Unicron of Light|"Unicron of Light" Mini-Con-formed doppelganger]] from the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' of course came with a version of Dead End. Despite the mass changes to the big toy, this version of Dead End is only ''slightly'' different from the regular version, using a slightly lighter shade of charcoal as a base plastic color.

: Only 10 ''Hikari no'' Unicrons were awarded, with the deadline for the drawing being [[May 31]], 2004.
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy Dead End.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme Class, 2004)

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Supreme toys (yes, there was more than one!) Dead End's ''Armada'' toy was [[redeco]]ed along with [[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]], in a somewhat [[Earth]]-like light blue and green color scheme, possibly inspired by the Dead End Drone's show color scheme.

: The initial cases of ''Energon'' Unicron and Dead End came with both the new ''Energon'' deco ''and'' unchanged ''Armada'' deco Unicron, later to be replaced with only the ''Energon'' redeco.

: In the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Super Link'' line, black Unicron was a "[[USA Edition]]" release, in Hasbro packaging with stickers relaying legal information in Japanese. Unlike many USA Editions, this toy was not exclusive to any particular outlet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/DeadEnd/deadend.htm More information on ''Energon'' Dead End at TFU.info]''

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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Transformers-Universe-(2008)-Unicron-packaging.jpg|thumb|300px|''"You saw it for yourself! The abominable horror that is Getter Emperor!"'']]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme Class, 2008)

: Dead End was once again available with the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' line]] release of Unicron, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]]. He was a straight repack of ''Armada'' Dead End, with no changes whatsoever in paint detailing.

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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010toy-Unicron.jpg|thumb|300px|Thought they'd forget me, didn't you.]]
*'''Unicron''' (Supreme Class, 2010)

:"Bug" once again came with Unicron, this time colored in his larger master's Generation 1-inspired dark-gray-and-orange coloration, with a little extra gold on the gun.

:This set was only available in Japan as a Toy Hobby Market [[exclusive]], with orders being taken from [[June 1]]st through [[July 4]]th. the toy was shipped at the end of September 2010.
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore Bug toy.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Unicron of Light|Ironically, one of the few Mini-Cons who couldn't be part of it]].]]
*'''Unicron (Micron Shūgō-tai Color)''' / '''Universal Dominator Unicron''' ([[December 22]], [[2018]])

: "Universal Dominator Unicron" naturally came with a correspondingly redecoed Bug. This version is cast primarily in green plastic with greenish-grey parts.
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==Notes==
[[Image:G1toy-UnicronprotoTakara.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Dead End's great-grandpappy.]]
* The unreleased ''Generation 1'' Unicron toy was accompanied by a small moon that looks an awful damn lot like Dead End's moon mode. According to character designer [[Floro Dery]], this moon was to transform into a "mini-Unicron" of sorts, and act like the Mini-Me to Unicron's Dr. Evil. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060625115408/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_dery.html]
* Preliminary names for Dead End included "'''[[Gobotron]]'''" after the home planet of the [[GoBot]]s and "'''[[Nebulos|Nebulon]]'''" after the planet from Generation 1. Ultimately, [[Hasbro]] did the only sensible thing they could, and named him after a random [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] instead.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Nebulon did not clear and I thought that Gobotron would reflect poorly on this long desired Unicron toy. I didnt want to cheapen the product with an insider joke.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/08/13/orsons-world-update-813-737|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=08|day=13}}</ref>
* Dead End—or the [[Dead End Drone|drones]] at least—get their only fictional robot mode appearance within the cartoon continuity in the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' manga.
* Of course, Dead End can serve as a drone if you want him to. Why the hell not?

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bug''' (バグ ''Bagu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Bug''' (버그 ''Beogeu'')

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Contest prizes]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Legends Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Gold Plastic Syndrome

2023-03-07T14:35:33Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: Updated GPS misconceptions 2007 date in the "All gold plastic will die" segment to 2015 in light of the reports of unite warriors motormaster.

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[[File:Electrogoldplasticsyndrome.jpg|right|upright=2.5|thumb|Ouch.]]
'''Gold Plastic Syndrome''' (commonly shorthanded to '''GPS''') is fandom terminology used to describe the phenomenon of a toy's [[plastic]] decomposing and becoming brittle to the point of shattering or crumbling under minimal-stress conditions. In the most extreme cases, toys have been reported to spontaneously crumble to small bits without any applied force at all, even if they're fresh out of their [[Mint in sealed box|unopened package]].

This breakage is different from the relatively more common stress-fracture type of plastic breakage that can occur in some [[Toy|''Transformers'' toys]]; while normal stress fractures are universally heralded by stress marks on the toy, GPS breakage doesn't have that sign; it simply crumbles to pieces. The condition takes its name from the gold plastics of late Generation 1 through to ''Beast Wars'' that have proved the most prone to this sort of breakage. Despite the name, Gold Plastic Syndrome has been known to affect other types of plastic—most of them noted for a pretty metallic swirl in the plastic; the reason it has the GPS moniker is because gold plastic was the first one observed to have this horrific phenomenon.

Thankfully, Gold Plastic Syndrome is generally unheard of in modern ''Transformers'' figures, with the last reported case being in [[2015]] with ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors|Motormaster]].

==Etymology==
The term was coined in an [[alt.toys.transformers]] post made by user Sky Shadow in September 2002.<ref>http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/2b3d532961b2c2dc</ref> A post by [[Dave Edwards|Dave "Zobovor" Edwards]], meanwhile, made in June of the previous year,<ref>http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/6ed7e0f3586f37e4</ref> is the earliest identifiable acknowledgment of the widespread nature of the phenomenon within the Transformers fan community.

Completing the journey from fan term to official term, "Gold Plastic Syndrome" was used by Hasbro designer [[John Warden]] at the ''Transformers Generations'' panel at Comic-Con International 2015 to describe exactly what would not happen to ''Combiner Wars'' G2-style [[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]].

==Notability==
GPS is widespread among toys made in the tail-end of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], typically the second year of [[Pretender]]s and even some European-market exclusives, ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' and the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' series, but examples have surfaced from lines as recent as [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]], the ''[[Star Wars Transformers (2005)|Star Wars Transformers]]'' and the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie]]. Transformers toys are not the only ones to suffer from this; there have been reports of ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Visionaries]]'' toys' gold plastics also crumbling seemingly of their own accord; even some ''Super Sentai'' and ''Power Rangers'' toys have been known to suffer. Probably the strangest is accounts of retro game collectors finding ''Majora's Mask'' cartridges shatter under minimal stress. Other retro robot toy collectors have referred to it as "Popy disease", after the metallic blue plastic favored by the company Popy that led to the demise of many a Dairugger / Vehicle Team Voltron.

The toys most likely to suffer from Gold Plastic Syndrome are those with gold or bronze plastic with a metallic swirl to it. There are other known cases with different colors of plastic—though usually there is a tell-tale swirl in the plastic.

===Cause===
[[File:SkyquakeGPSback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Gleargh]]
Because this is not exactly an area of scientific notability there aren't any full studies into Gold Plastic Syndrome that we know about. Basically, it is thought that certain plastics weren't mixed as well as others, possibly because of the metallic pigment or colouring, so they break down more quickly.

It's not much of a theory, really; think more a hypothesis. Here's a more detailed attempt:

{{bigquote|The problem likely arises, as with many composites, when the bonding between the polymer and the dye/particles breaks down. This could occur do to a natural chemical/phase change of the plastic, due to oxidation, for example, or by another mechanism, say the forces incurred by the toy being played with, or more likely, due to some combination thereof. In any case, when the bonds between the particles and the polymers break down, you would get small voids in the plastic structure. If this occurs frequently enough, the structure would become effectively porous (that is, it would be filled with lots of tiny voids/cracks where the polymers and particles have come apart). With even a slight amount of force, some of these cracks/voids could expand, even slightly, to the point where they intersect another void and join, making an even bigger crack. Once a critical crack length is reached, the sample fractures.

So effectively, the plastic becomes more brittle, and this would also explain it "crumbling" as well as cracking.}}
:-Aernaroth suggests a cause for GPS [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=57191&view=findpost&p=1174876 on the Allspark]

In short, the poorly-bonded plastic is so honeycombed with air gaps that the pressure required for movement will crumble it.

Hasbro have attributed it to "the amount of gold fleck included in the plastic", and have apparently reduced the amount in similar plastics of more recent vintage to prevent further occurrences.<ref name="hasbrogps">[http://www.transformerland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3481 Hasbro Transformersland.com Q&A, August 2009:] "When we used gold metallic plastic in the past we discovered, along with many of you, that it becomes brittle over time. As we became aware of this situation, we took the necessary steps to reduce the amount of gold fleck included in the plastic to eliminate this issue. Ultimately, this should no longer be an issue due to these corrective steps that we have taken."</ref> Later Hasbro said that they believe they've "alleviated the issues associated with the 'gold' plastic issue" through "trial and error." <ref>http://www.toyark.com/news/transformers-toy-news-2/hasbro-transformers-june-2010-qna-2867/</ref>

All in all, the actual causes of Gold Plastic Syndrome aren't a very big deal to Transformers fans—it's really pretty academic. Of more concern is the ''RESULTS'' (i.e., poor Electro crumbling to bits like an Oreo left in milk too long), and what to look out for. There's no certain cure here, no fix. If a toy has GPS, it '''will''' die if handled and transformed normally.

Seibertron.com has reported that Ace Hardware's "Lub-E" product may prevent GPS breakage, having applied it to an Electro pre-photo-shoot. This claim needs further verification, as it may very well be a coincidence that that specific Electro did not break at that moment. Other discussions of Lub-E or comparable shock oil products have recommended ''submerging the toy in the lubricant entirely,'' which many collectors would find unacceptable even ''if'' it worked.

===The Symptoms===
[[File:GPSSkyquakescopeclose.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|right|Nooo!]]

Gold Plastic Syndrome usually has a few clear signs. Knowing how to tell the difference between Gold Plastic Syndrome and normal plastic breakage is very important for a Transformers fan who is collecting vintage toys. It's the difference between giving up on that toy completely (since if it has GPS, it's ''likely'' most other samples of the toy will as well) and buying a new copy.
*GPS usually takes place in metallic-coloured plastics, most notably gold plastic and bronze plastic.
*GPS breaks are NOT accompanied by stress fractures. There is usually NOT any visible wear before the breakage. This is really important. Plastic breaks. This is a reality of toy collecting, plastic gets old and it breaks. Gold plastic syndrome is breakage without warning.
*GPS breaks often leave a powdery residue and shards of plastic (though not always), the result of the plastic actually physically crumbling. Take a look at the picture of Skyquake's scope—okay, the bits of his scope—to the right. You can actually see some of the left-over shards of plastic. Keep in mind this picture was taken years after the break actually occurred—these are new shards of plastic which came off these pieces of scope during the process of moving the parts around for photography. Plastic should '''not''' be that brittle or delicate.
*GPS breakages don't need to involve any excess stress or force on a toy—simply handling a toy or opening its box can cause the breakage. If your toy breaks despite careful handling it's more likely to be GPS.
*GPS breaks often have rough, uneven edges with no stress lines around them. This is important—usually when plastic snaps it snaps cleanly (as is common with clear plastic), or it bends first (leaving a torn-off piece, or clear stresses around the break). If a break is uneven, with different colours and textures in it, yet there are no stress fractures around the wound, and especially if it leaves a powdery residue as well, it's almost certainly a GPS break. Take a look at the photo of Skyquake above for a good example of the ragged break. Okay... not good. What's the other word that's LIKE "good", but not actually good? Oh yeah. Horrifying. A HORRIFYING example.
*GPS plastics will sometimes feel brittle to the touch, sometimes making cracking noises as they're handled.

A really easy test to tell if you have GPS breakage is this—if a piece breaks off, try snapping it again. If it's normal plastic breakage, the broken piece should bend or bow instead of just snapping like dry wood; there should be some give in the plastic, even if it's a brittle, clear plastic—so you should be able to glue it back into place, or at least get a replacement part. On the other hand, if the broken piece snaps like your grandmother's ankles in a rugby match, then you've almost definitely got Gold Plastic Syndrome.

==GPS misconceptions==
'''ALL GOLD PLASTIC WILL DIE!'''
:Not true. It's only a specific composite of gold plastic only used during a specific era that will die, most prominently used from 1988 (second year Pretenders are notorious for it) and through to about the end of ''Beast Wars'' in 2000, although there are still a few rare cases of post-millennium figures with this issue up until 2015. As far as we know modern toys do not suffer from GPS due to a reduction in the amount of metallic flakes in similar, but more recent toys.<ref name="hasbrogps" /> Toys with flexible nylon-based gold plastics, such as [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Superbase Optimus Prime's]] elbows, are not susceptible to GPS supposedly because of the plastic's composition. Even on toys well known for GPS, some of their gold plastic is less prone to break. Gold plastic which is nice and thick is much less likely to snap than gold plastic which is thin. Gold plastic which is under constant stress—like that at a joint—is also more likely to break. That said, some really nice solid parts can shatter like eggshells if it's real GPS we're talkin' about.

:Furthermore, there are various examples of figures built between 1988 to 2007 molded in similar-looking gold or bronze swirly plastic that do not suffer from this issue, like [[Blaze Master]], [[Archadis]], [[San D-Go]], [[Snarler]], and perhaps most ironically, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Goldbug]]. Gold chrome, like that seen in [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|G2 Bumblebee]] and [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Transmetal Cheetor]], is also completely immune from GPS since it's merely painted rather than actually being gold plastic.

'''MY TOY BROKE, IT MUST BE GOLD PLASTIC SYNDROME!!!'''
:There are plenty of ways for plastic to break that aren't related to Gold Plastic Syndrome. Repeated stress on a plastic, dropping a toy, a toy with metal parts that damage the plastic parts, thin plastic, or simply the use of translucent plastic, which is more brittle. Just because a toy breaks doesn't mean it's Gold Plastic Syndrome. Look for the symptoms (listed above) and ask around before assuming that every single copy of this toy is destined to die a painful and horrible death.

'''ONLY GOLD PLASTIC GETS GOLD PLASTIC SYNDROME!'''
:Not ''quite'' true. Observations suggest that it should probably be called "Metallic Plastic Syndrome". It's those metallic plastics, most commonly the gold and bronze plastics used for almost ten years by Hasbro and Takara, from around 1989 to 1998. However, it's possible that any colour of plastic could be susceptible, given enough time. So keep a close eye on your Fire Convoy, kids; that pretty metallic swirl in his plastic isn't promising... maybe.

'''MY TOY IS DOOMED!'''
:Okay... not ''exactly'' a misconception. Your toy is ''probably'' doomed... but there is a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

:You see, the thickness of the plastic seems to affect GPS. Also, the amount of stress on it affects it. While some toys are known for breaking just by having their packages opened—guys like Randy, Roadblock and ''Generation 2'' Slingshot—others, like Skyquake and Pyro, can remain intact if they are handled with extreme care (and never ever transformed, of course) because the parts that are made of GPS plastics are large and thick and otherwise robust. GPS is an inconsistent process—eventually your toy '''will''' crumble, but there's no telling how long it will take. With delicate handling (read: almost none) you can maintain a GPS-afflicted toy in your collection for quite some time.

:Also remember that the evidence for Gold Plastic Syndrome is ''completely'' observational. There seems to be some evidence that different plastic batches were less affected, that some releases of the toys were less affected. You might luck out and get an Electro that never crumbles to dust, or you might be really unlucky and get multiple Electros, all of which break horribly. This page is a caution more than anything else. Know what you're getting into when you buy a toy known to be afflicted by GPS.

==Toys commonly associated with Gold Plastic Syndrome==
====Generation 1====
* '''[[Scorponok (G1)#BlackZarak|BlackZarak]]''' is easily one of the most depressing cases due to his rarity and hefty aftermarket pricing. Forget transforming him - simply standing him up is a risk. His golden feet and shield have to be under stress to function as intended, leading to cases of shattered toys fresh out of the box, or even ''[[Mint in sealed box|when still inside it.]]'' The Headmaster figure, double cannons, and city antennas are all likewise gold plastic and all need to be inserted or swiveled into position, and his pack-in partner [[Black Roritchi#Toys|Black Roritchi]], almost entirely made of gold plastic, transforms by folding in half. This is a toy to be handled as little as possible, if ever.

* [[Pretender Monster]]s '''[[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]]''' and '''[[Slog (G1)#Toys|Slog]]''' both suffer, but at different severities. Bristleback has multiple points of failure, the most obvious being the thin edges of his fist-holes, which can snap if his gun is pushed too far in. When forming Monstructor, sliding the combiner's fist in place can sometimes be enough to create a large crack through his legs, sometimes even splitting them entirely. (If you're feeling crafty, you might try shaving a tiiiny bit off the sides of the fist's connector plug. Better that less-than-mint condition than the "very broken" type.) And while his monster-limbs are fairly thick plastic, which is ''usually'' safer, they are also attached ''really tightly'', which means applying too much pressure to turn them can cause fractures. Slog is not especially susceptible on his own despite the sheer amount of gold plastic, but forming Monstructor requires another toy ([[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]]) to be inserted up inside his gold-plastic torso, which can put too much stress on the thinner sides if jostled or pushed in at a bad angle.

* Ultra Pretenders '''[[Roadblock (G1)#Toys|Roadblock]]''' and '''[[Skyhammer (G1)#Toys|Skyhammer]]''' are particularly notorious. Roadblock's innermost robot has three peg holes, two in the fists and one on his back, that are particularly susceptible to cracking and shattering, leaving many a Roadblock hand-less... or arm-less, as sometimes the posts attaching his arms to his torso will crumble around the pin keeping them in place. Meanwhile, the entire bottom of Skyhammer's large vehicle shell is made of gold plastic and it is '''''very''''' prone to breakage. Not to mention how much gold plastic is on his inner shell and his [[robot mode]].

* '''[[Killbison#Toys|Killbison]]''' is one of the comparatively few Takara-market-only toys of the era to have this problem. His arms and back (including the head) are metallic-gold plastic. Most of this plastic is fairly thick, giving it a fair amount of resilience, but his fists and the joint for [[Liokaiser#Toys|Liokaiser]]'s fold-out foot are thinner and run a higher risk of breakage.
[[File:GPSSkyquakescope.jpg|thumb|Well, ''crap''.]]

*The missile launchers shared by all six '''[[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]''' toys are likely to self-destruct in two ways. Loading a missile when the toy is holding the launcher can cause the peg itself to give before the rather strong internal spring does. Additionally, launching a missile is a gamble. Either the plastic is able to bend enough to release the internal catch, or it isn't and snaps off.

*'''[[Skyquake (G1)#Toys|Skyquake]]''' is another toy notable for having a gimmick which makes the whole thing worse. Skyquake actually has two colours of metallic plastic on him: One is a dark bronze, the other a light bronze. It is the light bronze plastic that is most likely to break. Unfortunately, the light bronze plastic also forms Skyquake's scope. You're supposed to put a Predator jet's scope slide into that part of him. But the union is not pleasant for the one on the receiving end. Take a look at the picture to the right. These are the parts left of Skyquake's scope after another Predator tried to unite with him. Actually... that's not even all the parts, that's just all that could be found. This is a gimmick which should '''''never''''' be attempted by modern collectors. Never, ever, ever, ever. Simple transformation is also risky: the scope often won't withstand being swung around and latched into position (the plastic around the swivel-pins is particularly thin) or having his stabilizer fins leveraged inside it. The moving plate over the [[light-piping|light piping]] on the back of his head is that brittle light bronze too, but it is at least loose and thick enough to be low-risk.

*'''[[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]''', Skyquake's Autobot counterpart, has mildly less obnoxious GPS issues than Skyquake's, due to more judicious use of metallic plastics, but the toy's ankles are definite risks, as is the handgun peg if not handled with care. Removing the ratchet "catch" from the feet and sanding the handgun's peg a bit will also help by reducing the force put on those parts without noticeably altering to toy.

*'''[[Pyro (G1)#Toys|Pyro]]''' is less extreme than some toys listed here, because his gold plastic parts are ''mostly'' thick enough that he can safely be moved in either mode. However, his gold plastic waist puts him at high risk of cracking in half during transformation, and clipping his gold feet into position in robot mode is a bad idea too. The elbow ratchets are also risky due to the constant spring stress. And of course, his rifle handle is prone to shearing off.
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====''Generation 2''====
[[File:Electrobrokenknee.jpg|thumb|Oh, God, my knee! MY KNEEEEEEE!!]]
* There's a ''reason'' that '''[[Electro#Toys|Electro]]''' sits up at the top of this page. Poor guy just can't catch a break, it seems. Wait... actually, no. That's the ''entire problem''. The poor guy totally ''can'' catch a break. All the time. Because he is ''designed to die''. Basically ''anything'' on Electro's body is susceptible to shattering thanks to having many many thin joints made out of metallic gold plastic.

* '''[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Slingshot]]''' is ''infamous'' for coming apart straight out of the package.<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/2b8b3dec846e5479?hl=en</ref> Worse, he's another toy whose gimmick will destroy him, like Skyquake. Slingshot's head is a post which is designed to plug into [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Silverbolt]] (or any other "Scramble City" style torso-bot) so that Slingshot can form an arm or a leg. If you're unlucky, you're going to end up with his head trapped inside a connector joint.

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====''Beast Wars''====
[[File:Goldplasticgrimlock.jpg|thumb|A mighty Dinobot warrior... bested by his own crumbling joints.]]
[[File:Brownplasticsyndrome.jpg|thumb|The one part of Megatron's Movie Jazz cosplay he ''didn't'' want to recreate.]]

*'''[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]''' uses metallic gold plastic ball joints for his hips, which is not really a good thing. Common breakages include the insides of his legs (where his chest pegs into them in [[beast mode]]) and his mutant mask (which is very thin).

* The [[Magnaboss (BW)#Beast Wars|Magnaboss]] component '''[[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Silverbolt]]''', despite having a ''dangerously'' large amount of metallic bronze plastic, is... actually fairly stable. The main breakage point is where his tail connects to his body. As well, [[Skywarp (BW)#Beast Wars II|Skywarp]], his Japanese counterpart, is just as likely to suffer from this. That said, just... be careful, okay? Be careful.

* The Hasbro version of '''[[Megatron (BW)/toys#MegaTransmetal|Transmetal Megatron]]''' has a tendency to snap at the waist, the shoulders, the... well, anything that's made of that dark semi-metallic brown plastic. This is technically Brown Plastic Syndrome, but regardless of what you call it this toy may end in sadness. This breakage may be due to GPS, a [[design flaw]], or a combination of both; the Takara version's immunity to this issue (because its brown parts are black plastic instead) seems to suggest that GPS may have a role.

*'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]''' uses sparkly dark brown plastic for his wheels and turrets, which can suffer from GPS. The block that holds the batteries is the most likely to break, as the "soft" ratchet joint requires the affected plastic to bend.

* The [[Fuzor]] '''[[Torca (BW)#Toys|Torca]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s legs, hip armor panels, tail hinge and sides are all prone to Gold Plastic Syndrome.

* The [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]] '''[[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]]''' has his ''entire fraggin' body'' composed of gold plastic, so it's a crapshoot. The softer plastics are far less likely to crumble, but the places on his body where the sides hinge open as part of his transformation have a high risk of snapping.

* ''Beast Wars II'' '''[[Bigmos#Toys|Bigmos]]''' has GPS problems that are bizarrely ''not'' his many many many metallic gold plastic parts; his ''turquoise''-colored plastic parts are the brittle ones, to the point of snapping right out of the package. Notable breakage points include the mosquito leg connectors snapping right off, tight hip/thigh swivels resulting in crumbling, and occasionally the robot feet can break due to being really thin pieces. Basically, be very gentle with anything molded in turquoise, be very gentle and take extra caution when twisting tight joints.
:''See [[:File:Bigmos GPS examples.jpg|here]] for a minor example of breakages.''

* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars Neo]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s '''[[Randy (BW)#Toys|Randy]]''' is one of the ''legendary'' Gold Plastic Syndrome toys. Imagine, if you will, a toy with an entirely spring-loaded transformation... ''made entirely out of metallic gold plastic''. Ouch, right? The stress of staying in beast mode in package, the mode with the very compressed springs, is often enough to break the joints holding his beast-mode sides on before you even open the package. If you're lucky enough to have one still intact, keeping him in robot mode is the best way to ''keep'' him intact. For a while longer, at least.

* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' '''[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Dinobot]]''' has ''two'' kinds of metallic swirled plastic, both of which seem to have hit their expiration dates around 2013. In other words, basically any part on him is highly fragile, although he's most likely to break at the neck, hips, and helmet. At this point, keeping the toy MISB is the best way to display him.

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====''Beast Machines''====
* '''[[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]]''' is an ''atrocious'' example of a victim to Gold Plastic Syndrome; it seems that the longer the figures are left in sealed packages, the more brittle they are upon opening said packages. All manner of extremities will simply snap off of Snarl's body, most easily among these being the ankles.

* '''[[Striker#Toys|Striker]]''' has an entirely gold plastic dinosaur shell which relies on ball joints to move and shift. He also has gold plastic pegs that tab into gold plastic slots. Transforming Striker could prove to be a suicide mission... for him.

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====''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)====
*'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]]''', the biggest toy in the line, has large expanses made of sparkly brown plastic, which, like with Optimal Optimus (see above), can be prone to shattering. This condition most often results in the feet breaking. The 2018 ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissue does not suffer from GPS.

*'''[[Megabolt#Toys|Megabolt]]''' has limbs cast primarily in gold plastic, which is ''not'' a good thing. Fracture points include his forearms, the holes that lock his arms in place in crawling head mode, lower legs near the knees, and his head. On top of this he has other design flaws that can lead to non-gold-plastic parts snapping off, so, good luck!

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====''Universe'' (2003)====
* Many combiner [[kibble]] parts to '''[[Micromaster]] [[Superion (Universe)#Toys|Superion]]''' suffer from GPS, particularly the peg that connects [[Ro-Tor (Universe)|Ro-Tor]] to Superion's torso piece.<ref name="tfwsuper">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/300674-warning-universe-micromaster-superion-suffers-gold-plastic-syndrome.html TFW2005 thread about Micromaster Superion suffering from Gold Plastic Syndrome, with multiple reports]</ref>

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====''Alternators''====
*'''[[Swerve_(G1)#Alternators|Swerve]]''''s elbow joints, the poseable fists, the thighs, and ''even'' the rocket launchers are all made out of gold plastic, but the leg joint takes the cake for being one of the easily snapped areas due to its tight construction.
*Like Swerve, '''[[Mirage_(G1)/toys#Alternators|Mirage]]''''s is also one of the minor sufferers given the usage of the swirly plastic.
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====Unicron Trilogy====
* ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' '''[[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Repugnus]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s robot mode "hands"/"Spinosaurus" head are made of black-painted gold plastic. Insertion of his flail weapon into his hands can cause his thin jaw parts to break into pieces. His thigh covers are made of the same plastic, but due to their static position and lack of moving parts are very, very unlikely to break. There were several unaltered re-releases of the original figure up until 2010, making it not the last figure with GPS to be manufactured (see below) but technically the last one to be commercialized.

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====''Star Wars: Transformers''====
*'''[[General Grievous]]'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> pelvis, arms and legs are all made out of gold plastic with many thin parts in the jointing, leaving them especially prone to breakage.

* '''[[Millennium Falcon]]/[[Han Solo]] & [[Chewbacca]]''' has problems with the metallic-brown plastic, especially the Chewbacca half, where his legs can lock up and ultimately snap off. His upper arms are also said to fall victim as well.<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=2481&size=0&start=101</ref>

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====Movie toys====
* '''[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Protoform Starscream]]''' has plastic hinges that connect the two small wings to his body which are especially brittle, because the plastic housing the joints is thin and gives way over time to a crumbly mess. The thumbs are also prone to breakage.

* The massive ''Revenge of the Fallen'' '''[[Stratosphere#Toys|Stratosphere]]''' has gold plastic in his shoulders and thighs, and there have been reports of these parts crumbling. Additionally, more commonly-reported breakages are the toy's lower knees and the hinges connecting the wings—but neither of these parts are the ones made of gold plastic! Poor guy can't catch a break—or, well he can.

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====Other notable instances====
* The "[[Vacuum metallizing|chrome]]" version of ''[[Diaclone]]'' '''[[Delta Magnus|Powered Convoy]]''', the [[pre-Transformer]] version of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Notes|Ultra Magnus]], has this problem with its swirly ''blue'' plastic. Given the age and relative rarity of this toy, this is particularly troublesome for hardcore collectors.

* While not a Transformer, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s '''[[Serpentor]]''' is also known to suffer from this problem, especially through his hips, given the groin-breakage-prone leg construction of the standard 1980s ''G.I. Joe'' figure.

*''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' '''[[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors|Motormaster]]''' is prone to breakage on the waist due to his swirly gunmetal plastic.

*The e-Hobby exclusive '''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Megatron Black Version]]''' has metallic brown plastic that can crumble if one attaches the sword or rifle in the hand in robot mode or a stock in Walther P-38 mode.

==Toys often mistaken for having GPS==
A number of toys have gold parts that easily break not due to the plastic used, but due to structural problems with the part designs themselves.

* The ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'' '''[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SuperBase|Super Base Optimus Prime]]''' figure's elbows/biceps are made of gold plastic, and the lower joint has been known to break very easily. However, the plastic doesn't exhibit the "crumbliness" typical of GPS; instead, it seems likely that the break occurs when the elbow joints are lined up for them to sit behind the combined mode's back. In this configuration, the red and blue joints don't have room to bend around each other. The way to alleviate this issue is to pull the shoulder out, ''then'' bend the top joint (the red one) first, before moving the arms in any other direction.
* ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' '''[[Scorponok (Energon)#Energon|Scorponok]]''' has pale gold plastic on the (largely painted) front panels of the shoulders, and moving the shoulders for transformation (particularly into jet mode) can cause the panels to tear in half. However, the plastic itself isn't the problem; rather, it seems to be the result of the toy's design, where the corners of the front panels aren't quite symmetrical, and the one with more clearance is on the opposite side. A [[Variant|running change]] saw these panels swapped to alleviate this issue. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHXKDmxeuHs Swapping the panels to the opposite sides], has a higher chance of reducing breakages.
* Another Scorponok, the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] '''[[Scorponok (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Scorponok]]''', has a tail stinger made of soft and bendy golden plastic, which tends to harden over time and become prone to breaking. The cause of this problem seems to simply by the use of an inferior plasticizer, rather than traditional Gold Plastic Syndrome.

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
At some point during the great war, a vaccine for Gold Plastic Syndrome was developed by [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] claimed to be the only licensee of the cure in the [[Nexus]] Cluster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/03}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 185.0 Beta]], the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] weaponized Gold Plastic Syndrome and invented the [[Photodegradation|Photo Degradation Protocol]] in a failed attempt to fight off [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron's]] mindless hordes of [[Decepto-Pack]]-enhanced human slaves. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/04}}

===''Timelines''===
[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] contracted GPS during the war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. The disease prevented him from properly combining into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Customization class G2 Ratchet bio}}

==Notes==

* ''Generation 2'' '''[[First Aid (G1)#Generation 2|First Aid]]''''s chest/combiner port and upper legs are made out of golden plastic. However, given the extreme rarity of this unreleased figure, with less then a dozen known to exist, it's unclear if they do suffer from GPS. It's recommended to never attempt combining it into Defensor, or (preferably) to never transform it in the first place, as no one wants to find out if an unreleased figure that can easily cost past four digits on the incredibly scarce occasions where it might appear for sale, will crumble into dust right before your eyes.

==See also==
*[[Unpaintable_plastic#Photodegradation|Another common problem since 2018.]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjAUN5Ssj8 Demonstration of Gold Plastic Syndrome in effect at YouTube]

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User talk:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips

2023-02-09T16:09:32Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: /* Tips or help? */

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2023-01-30T18:55:25Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips:

{{welcome}}
== Tips or help? ==
Hi, I'm new here and I'm currently in an unmotivated editorial stump, I thought of making a page for [[Mo Malto]] but I realized I don't have the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|cartoon]] handy for writing in fictional appearances, so I thought of adding a caption or two on [[Broadside (G1)]]'s page. Before doing so I read all of the page on captions and got discouraged since I haven't properly written any meaningful information on [[TFWiki.Net]]. I've checked wanted pages and most of the stuff there I have no clue on what half of them even are. I tried bringing the case of the 14 year old missing gif up in Botanica's page but my comment got deleted since I wasn't of any help. Any talk would be appreciated! [[User:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|Broadside's Fish'N'Chips]] ([[User talk:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|talk]]) 13:54, 30 January 2023 (EST)

User talk:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips

2023-01-30T18:54:15Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips:

{{welcome}}
== Tips or help? ==
Hi, I'm new here and I'm currently in an unmotivated editorial stump, I thought of making a page for [[Mo Malto]] but I realized I don't have the [[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|cartoon]] handy for writing in fictional appearances, so I thought of adding a caption or two on [[Broadside (G1)]]'s page. Before doing so I read all of the page on captions and got discouraged since I haven't properly written any meaningful information on [[TFWiki.Net]]. I've checked wanted pages and most of the stuff there I have no clue on what half of them even are. [[User:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|Broadside's Fish'N'Chips]] ([[User talk:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|talk]]) 13:54, 30 January 2023 (EST)

Talk:Botanica (BM)

2023-01-30T15:11:24Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: /* Animated gif? */

I feel I shoiuld point out this picture of Botanica is in her Beast Mode, which is fairly nonstandard for character pictures. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:50, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

== Pre-Plant Robot ==

There's no particular reason to believe that the pre-plant robot in the spaceship's doorway is in fact Botanica. Could be another member of her crew, for all we know. (I'm not saying we should cut the pic, but the point bears discussion.) [[User:JW|JW]] 02:12, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

The writers have apparently stated that Botanicas crew stayed on the planet they explored at least thats what Ben Yees site said[[User:Bobtherandomguy|Bobtherandomguy]] 17:09, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

== "Plantworld" ==

Should we have a separate article about the planet that Botanica's crew landed on? Just a thought. [[User:Darktruth|Darktruth]] 18:32, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

== Animated gif? ==

Since her Transformation is so unique, shoudn't we have an animated gif of it down in the trivia section where it's metioned? Cuz I have one. [[User:Fannus Maximus|Fannus Maximus]] 17:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

:Not a bad idea. [[User:The Jedi|The Jedi]] 18:40, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

::I found one! I think it should be uploaded. So, it was written. So it shall be done. [[User:The Jedi|The Jedi]] 19:27, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

:::It was acting weird for a minute, but after I re-uploaded the gif, it worked much better. [[User:The Jedi|The Jedi]] 19:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
::::Hmm, where did it go? --[[User:Loudstone|Loudstone]] 20:49, 15 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::I know asking this like '''14''' or so years later isn't helpful but has anyone tried recovering the gif yet? Or does anyone know why it went away? [[User:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|Broadside's Fish'N'Chips]] 15:05, 30, January 2023 (UTC)

== Four Hands? ==
In the notes, it is stated "Yet another point of rarity: In both plant and robot mode, she has four hands (her arms divide at the elbow)". However, this isn't true, in her robot mode her split arms merge, leaving her with strange hands, but only two of them. --[[User:Loudstone|Loudstone]] 20:49, 15 May 2009 (EDT)

== Four Hands ==

Ascendron cut the following, stating that it wasn't true: "In both plant and robot mode, she has four hands (her arms divide at the elbow)". I'm certain it's true in plant mode, and pretty sure it's true in robot mode. Do I err? [[User:JW|JW]] 15:40, 31 January 2011 (EST)
:Whups, missed Loudstone's comment. I'll double-check my DVDs. [[User:JW|JW]] 15:41, 31 January 2011 (EST)
::Yep, my mistake. She only has four hands in plant-mode. [[User:JW|JW]] 22:47, 1 February 2011 (EST)

== Botanica's Drone ==

Should a page be made for her drone from Beast Wars: Uprising? [[User:Oldmajor|Oldmajor]] ([[User talk:Oldmajor|talk]]) 23:19, 6 July 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Botanica (BM)

2023-01-30T15:06:40Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: /* Animated gif? */

I feel I shoiuld point out this picture of Botanica is in her Beast Mode, which is fairly nonstandard for character pictures. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 05:50, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

== Pre-Plant Robot ==

There's no particular reason to believe that the pre-plant robot in the spaceship's doorway is in fact Botanica. Could be another member of her crew, for all we know. (I'm not saying we should cut the pic, but the point bears discussion.) [[User:JW|JW]] 02:12, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

The writers have apparently stated that Botanicas crew stayed on the planet they explored at least thats what Ben Yees site said[[User:Bobtherandomguy|Bobtherandomguy]] 17:09, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

== "Plantworld" ==

Should we have a separate article about the planet that Botanica's crew landed on? Just a thought. [[User:Darktruth|Darktruth]] 18:32, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

== Animated gif? ==

Since her Transformation is so unique, shoudn't we have an animated gif of it down in the trivia section where it's metioned? Cuz I have one. [[User:Fannus Maximus|Fannus Maximus]] 17:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

:Not a bad idea. [[User:The Jedi|The Jedi]] 18:40, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

::I found one! I think it should be uploaded. So, it was written. So it shall be done. [[User:The Jedi|The Jedi]] 19:27, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

:::It was acting weird for a minute, but after I re-uploaded the gif, it worked much better. [[User:The Jedi|The Jedi]] 19:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
::::Hmm, where did it go? --[[User:Loudstone|Loudstone]] 20:49, 15 May 2009 (EDT)
:::::I know asking this like 14 or so years later isn't helpful but has anyone tried recovering the gif yet? Or does anyone know why it went away? [[User:Broadside's Fish'N'Chips|Broadside's Fish'N'Chips]] 15:05, 30, January 2023 (UTC)

== Four Hands? ==
In the notes, it is stated "Yet another point of rarity: In both plant and robot mode, she has four hands (her arms divide at the elbow)". However, this isn't true, in her robot mode her split arms merge, leaving her with strange hands, but only two of them. --[[User:Loudstone|Loudstone]] 20:49, 15 May 2009 (EDT)

== Four Hands ==

Ascendron cut the following, stating that it wasn't true: "In both plant and robot mode, she has four hands (her arms divide at the elbow)". I'm certain it's true in plant mode, and pretty sure it's true in robot mode. Do I err? [[User:JW|JW]] 15:40, 31 January 2011 (EST)
:Whups, missed Loudstone's comment. I'll double-check my DVDs. [[User:JW|JW]] 15:41, 31 January 2011 (EST)
::Yep, my mistake. She only has four hands in plant-mode. [[User:JW|JW]] 22:47, 1 February 2011 (EST)

== Botanica's Drone ==

Should a page be made for her drone from Beast Wars: Uprising? [[User:Oldmajor|Oldmajor]] ([[User talk:Oldmajor|talk]]) 23:19, 6 July 2021 (EDT)

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2023-01-28T15:59:02Z

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2023-01-27T03:50:11Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips:

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Broadside's Fish'N'Chips: A quick edit that I made in 30 minutes or so for my pic on this very website!

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2023-01-27T01:14:29Z

Broadside's Fish'N'Chips:

I'm a guy who really, really, really, really, really, ''really, really, really, really,'' '''REALLY''' likes the nobody [[Autobot]] [[Triple Changer|triple changer]] [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]!

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2023-01-26T23:48:44Z

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2023-01-26T23:27:43Z

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2023-01-26T23:17:13Z

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